Philanthropist
[fɪ'lænθrəpɪst]
解释:
(noun.) someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being.
埃尔维斯手打--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others.
伯特校对
娱乐性解释：
n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.
整理:梅
娱乐性解释：
One who returns to the people publicly a small percentage of the wealth he steals from them privately.
编辑:莉齐
例句:
- I know not whether I am a true philanthropist; yet I am willing to aid you to the utmost of my power in a purpose so honest. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- Bates, Manager of the Baltimore & Ohio telegraph for Robert Garrett; and Andrew Carnegie, the greatest ironmaster the world has ever known, as well as its greatest philanthropist. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- But we all know the wag's definition of a philanthropist: a man whose charity increases directly as the square of the distance. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- You would, perhaps, think me rude if I inquired in return whether you are a philanthropist? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- I am told he is an eminent philanthropist--which is decidedly against him, to begin with. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Adrian despised the narrow views of the politician, and Raymond held in supreme contempt the benevolent visions of the philanthropist. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Only the philanthropist's father and mother--Mr. and Mrs. Ablewhite. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- It left that to operate in darkness--then opinion rose in an empty fury, made an outlaw of one and a platitudinous philanthropist of the other. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- A pretty thing, indeed, to marry a philanthropist. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- So this old philanthropist used to make her equal run of her errands, execute her millinery, and read her to sleep with French novels, every night. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- I do suppose this was the most accomplished philanthropist (on a small independence) that England ever produced. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I believe he is a sort of philanthropist, so Brooke is sure to take him up. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- This, too, when Mr. Quale, one of the first philanthropists of our time, has mentioned to me that he was really disposed to be interested in her! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
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