welfare

英 ['welfeə(r)] 美 ['welfer]

• n. 福利；福利事业；幸福

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 健康,幸福,繁荣

   good health, happiness, prosperity, etc. of a person or group

2. [U] 福利

   help provided for people with social problems, money difficulties, etc.

3. [U] 〈美〉政府的福利(制度)

   (the system of) additional government help given to people in special need

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 福利，幸福，康乐
2. 福利事业，救济事业
3. 繁荣，兴隆
4. 公益
5. <美>政府的福利（制度），社会救济
6. 福利机关，救济机关

adj. 形容词

1. 接受社会救济的
2. 福利的

英英释义

Noun:

1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need;

   "she lives on welfare"
   

2. something that aids or promotes well-being;

   "for the benefit of all"
   

3. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;

   "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community.
   个人的福利与社会的福利有着密切的关系。
2. These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community.
   这些都是与社会福利有关的问题。
3. The government decided to promote public welfare.
   政府决定发展公共福利。
4. My principal concern is my family's welfare.
   我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. You are responsible for the welfare of the girl.
   你要对这个女孩的幸福负责。
2. They are concerned about my welfare.
   他们关心我的福利。
3. The company's welfare officer deals with employee's personal problems.
   公司负责福利的工作人员处理雇员的个人问题。
4. Most of the families in this neighborhood are on welfare.
   这一带的大多数家庭都接受政府的福利救济。

经典引文

• He enquires..after Amnon's welfare..He is fine, he assures David.

  出自： D. Jacobson

• Admire those who put the welfare of others first.

  出自： R. Dawkins

• But thine my Deare (welfare thy heart my deare).

  出自： Spenser

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• concern sb's welfare 关系到某人的幸福
• promote the public welfare 促进公共福利事业

形容词+～

• economic〔educational, general, public, social〕 welfare 经济〔教育,全民,公共,社会〕福利
• material and spiritual welfare 物质和精神幸福

名词+～

• child〔community〕 welfare 儿童〔社会〕福利

～+名词

• welfare money 救济金

介词+～

• for sb's welfare 为某人的幸福
• on welfare 接受福利救济的
• go 〔live〕 on welfare 靠救济金过活

～+介词

• welfare of mankind 人类的幸福
• welfare of the public 公共福利

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的wel faran，意为处境，做得好。

近反义词

【近义词】

• happiness
• profit
• well-being

【反义词】

• misery 痛苦