charitable

英語

詞源

源自古法語 charitable。

發音

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形容詞

charitable (比較級 more charitable，最高級 most charitable)

1. 慈善的，與慈善有關的
2. 善良的，慷慨的
   • 1884，John Ruskin，「By the Rivers of Waters」, in 「Our Fathers Have Told Us.」: Sketches of the History of Christendom for Boys and Girls who have been Held at Its Fonts，part I (The Bible of Amiens), Orpington, Kent: George Allen, →OCLC，頁s 30–31:

     St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!

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   • 2017年4月6日，Samira Shackle，「On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers」, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     Pakistan can sometimes be a cruel environment, its residents caught between the dual pressures of poverty and violence. Yet it is also a place of great kindness, with a strong culture of charitable giving.

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3. 寬容的，仁慈的

近義詞

• eleemosynary

衍生詞彙

• charitable organisation / charitable organization
• charitable purpose
• charitable trust

法語

詞源

源自古法語 charitable，源自charité。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ʃa.ʁi.tabl/

• 音頻：

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形容詞

charitable (複數 charitables)

1. 慈善的，與慈善有關的
2. 善良的，慷慨的
3. 寬容的，仁慈的

延伸閱讀

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