charitable
charitable 英 [ˈtʃærətəbl] 美 [ˈtʃærɪtəbəl]
adj. 慈善事业的；仁慈的；宽恕的
- Something that's charitable has to do with helping people who need assistance. A charitable act might include volunteering at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter.
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- adj. 慈善事业的；仁慈的；宽恕的
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1. a charitable institution, a charitable foundation, a charitable trust
慈善机构╱基金会╱信托
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2. a charitable donation, a charitable gift
慈善捐赠╱赠品
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3. His later years were devoted largely to charitable work.
他晚年主要致力于慈善工作。
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4. Let's be charitable and assume she just made a mistake.
咱们宽容些吧，就当她只是犯了个错误。
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5. Try to think about him a little more charitably.
看待他这个人尽量大度一点吧。
- charitable (adj.) c. 1200, in reference to the Christian virtue, "benevolent, kind, manifesting Christian love in its highest and broadest form," from Old French charitable, from charité (see charity). Meaning "liberal in treatment of the poor" is from c. 1400; that of "inclined to impute favorable motives to others" is from 1620s. Related: Charitableness; charitably.
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