philanthropy

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /fɪˈlæn.θɹə.pi/    美 /fəˈlæn.θɹə.pi/|/fɪˈlæn.θɹə.pi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind. uncountable
    — Secondly, Another excellent Diſpoſition in Chriſt, is his Love, not only his Phylanthropy, or good Will he bears to all men, and the Deſire he hath of their Salvation, Ezek[iel] 33. 11.
  2. Charitable giving, charity. uncountable
    — As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy.
  3. A philanthropic act. countable
    — His tombstone lists his various philanthropies.
  4. A charitable foundation. countable
    — the Rockefeller philanthropies

词形变化

philanthropies plural phylanthropy alternative

词汇关系

近义词
philanthropism
反义词
misanthropy
衍生词
aphilanthropy e-philanthropy filmanthropy microphilanthropy philanthrocapitalism philanthrope philanthropic philanthropical philanthropically philanthropinism philanthropinist philanthropise philanthropize philanthropist philanthropoid

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin philanthrōpia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía). By surface analysis, phil- + -anthropy.
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