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From:
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benevolently
(
ad
.)仁慈地,慷慨地
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Be·nev·o·lent
a.
Having
a
disposition
to
do
good
;
possessing
or
manifesting
love
to
mankind
,
and
a
desire
to
promote
their
prosperity
and
happiness
;
disposed
to
give
to
good
objects
;
kind
;
charitable
. --
Be*nev*o*lent*ly
,
adv.
Syn:
--
Benevolent
,
Beneficent
.
Usage:
Etymologically
considered
,
benevolent
implies
wishing
well
to
others
,
and
beneficent
,
doing
well
.
But
by
degrees
the
word
benevolent
has
been
widened
to
include
not
only
feelings
,
but
actions
;
thus
,
we
speak
of
benevolent
operations
,
benevolent
labors
for
the
public
good
,
benevolent
societies
.
In
like
manner
,
beneficent
is
now
often
applied
to
feelings
;
thus
,
we
speak
of
the
beneficent
intentions
of
a
donor
.
This
extension
of
the
terms
enables
us
to
mark
nicer
shades
of
meaning
.
Thus
,
the
phrase
“
benevolent
labors”
turns
attention
to
the
source
of
these
labors
,
viz
.,
benevolent
feeling
;
while
beneficent
would
simply
mark
them
as
productive
of
good
.
So
,
“
beneficent
intentions”
point
to
the
feelings
of
the
donor
as
bent
upon
some
specific
good
act
;
while
“
benevolent
intentions”
would
only
denote
a
general
wish
and
design
to
do
good
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
benevolently
adv
:
in
a
benevolent
manner
; "
she
looked
on
benevolently
" [
ant
:
malevolently
]
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