Charity
['tʃærɪtɪ] or ['tʃærəti]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an activity or gift that benefits the public at large.
(noun.) a kindly and lenient attitude toward people.
(noun.) an institution set up to provide help to the needy.
(noun.) a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals).
編輯:诺拉--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Love; universal benevolence; good will.
(n.) Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others.
(n.) Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
(n.) Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
(n.) A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.
(n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.
校對:莱利亚
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Benevolence, kindness, tenderness, affection, benignity, humanity, kind-heartedness, fellow-feeling, good-will, good-nature, milk of human kindness.[2]. Beneficence, liberality, generosity, bounty, alms-giving, active goodness, doing of good.[3]. Benefaction, gift, alms.
錄入:莫拉
同義詞及反義詞:
[See BENEVOLENCE]
校對:斯坦顿
解釋/意思:
n. (N.T.) universal love: the disposition to think favourably of others and do them good: almsgiving: (pl.) affections.—adj. Char′itable of or relating to charity: liberal to the poor.—n. Char′itableness.—adv. Char′itably.—Cold as charity an ironical phrase implying the coldness of much so-called charity which should naturally be warm.
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娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of giving charity, denotes that you will be harassed with supplications for help from the poor and your business will be at standstill. To dream of giving to charitable institutions, your right of possession to paving property will be disputed. Worries and ill health will threaten you. For young persons to dream of giving charity, foreshows they will be annoyed by deceitful rivals. To dream that you are an object of charity, omens that you will succeed in life after hard times with misfortunes.
手打:莎伦
娱乐性解釋/意思:
Forehanded aid to the indigent.
校對:莫利
例句/造句/用法:
- The only person I know who exactly answers your description, and for whom as a poor deserted orphan it would be a charity to provide, is in Paris. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Both the hospitality and the charity of the ancient clergy, accordingly, are said to have been very great. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- How they showed their scars and sores, and piteously pointed to their maimed and crooked limbs, and begged with their pleading eyes for charity! 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- At this, the charity-boy looked monstrous fierce; and said that Oliver would want one before long, if he cut jokes with his superiors in that way. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Martha painted flowers exquisitely and furnished half the charity bazaars in the county. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Laurie took Amy to drive, which was a deed of charity, for the sour cream seemed to have had a bad effect upon her temper. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- But on Friday night he must be in town, having a Ladies' Charity, in difficulties, waiting to consult him on Saturday morning. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Probably at about the period when they began to dine on the College charity. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It was as if, even dying, he must have some anxiety, some responsibility of love, of Charity, upon his heart. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Poor charity. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Their charity became gradually less extensive, their hospitality less liberal, or less profuse. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- They were the works of a Sister of Charity--far more difficult to perform than those of a Lady Bountiful. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Were it not, mere charity or friendship could be the only motives for lending. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Then why do they call us charity-children? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He had not asked the prisoner to take the handy fellow as an act of charity--never thought of such a thing. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- And then the charities, my Christian brother! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Like all intelligent charities they are still a necessary evil. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United States. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- By the ties of the past and the charities of the present. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- They would have a front pew in the most expensive church in New York, and his name would figure handsomely in the list of parish charities. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- To Penelope's great regret, he had been most graciously received, and had added Miss Rachel's name to one of his Ladies' Charities on the spot. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- In foundling hospitals, and among the children brought up by parish charities, the mortality is still greater than among those of the common people. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- What they said about their Charities I didn't hear. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Such incidents as these were not uncommon in Mr. Godfrey's large experience as a promoter of public charities. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The morning charities and ceremonies took so much time that the rest of the day was devoted to preparations for the evening festivities. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- He has none too much--has to insure his life, besides keeping house, and doing a vicar's charities. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- And what of the charities which absorbed his worldly goods? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
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