形容詞 benevolent:

1. intending or showing kindness
2. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
   同義詞：charitable, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
3. generous in providing aid to others
   同義詞：freehearted
4. generous in assistance to the poor
   同義詞：beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic

1. He is benevolent to old people.
   他對老人極為親切。
2. Our teachers taught us to be benevolent.
   我們的老師教導我們應當以仁慈為懷。

be.nev.o.lent

adj.（形容詞）
Characterized by or suggestive of doing good.
樂善好施的：表現(xiàn)為作好事或樂于作好事
Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity.
慈善事業(yè)的：慈善事業(yè)的、與之相關的或為其組織的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin benevolôns benevolent-
源自 拉丁語 benevolôns benevolent-
bene [well] * see deu- 2
bene [好] *參見 deu- 2
volôns [present participle of] velle [to wish] * see wel-
volôns [] velle的現(xiàn)在分詞 [祝愿] *參見 wel-

【引伸】
benev.olently
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>benevolent,charitable,eleemosynary,philanthropicThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .of, concerned with, providing, or provided by charity.:
這些形容詞的中心意思是：.慈善的、與之相關的、提供或接受慈善的.：
例句：
a benevolent fund;
施善基金；

例句：
a charitable foundation;
慈善基金；

例句：
eleemosynary relief;
施舍性的救濟；

例句：
philanthropic contributions. See also Synonyms at kind
慈善捐獻 參見同義詞 kind