beneficent
beneficent 英 [bɪˈnefɪsnt] 美 [bəˈnɛfɪsənt]
adj. 慈善的；善行的
- Beneficent is the type of act that helps others. If you're a beneficent person, you probably spend a lot of your time volunteering at soup kitchens or homeless shelters, helping people who are less fortunate than you are.
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- adj. 慈善的；善行的
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1. Ah, certainly--I see now: you are the favoured possessor of the beneficent fairy,' I remarked, turning to my neighbour.
“啊，当然——我现在看出来啦：您才是这慈善的天仙的有福气的占有者哩。” 我转过头来对我旁边那个人说。
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2. This is far from true, and the power of wicked thoughts, just as the power of good and beneficent thoughts, is great indeed.
这是不现实的，邪恶思想的力量就像好的和有益的思想的力量一样，是很重大的。
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3. There is a good deal of evidence that other and less beneficent motives sometimes make its wheels go round, tinker with its governors, and handle monkey wrenches carelessly.
有大量的证据表明，其它一些不那么悲悯的动机有时候也会驱动这个机制，随心所欲的乱来一通。
- beneficent (adj.) 1610s, "doing good, charitable through good will," probably from beneficence on model of magnificent, etc. The Latin adjective is beneficus.
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