benefit

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/    美 /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An advantage; help or aid from something. countable,uncountable
    — She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
  2. A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. countable,uncountable
  3. An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. countable,uncountable
    — Gore Vidal […] will be sharing his wit and wisdom at the Arlington Street Church on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00. The appearance is a benefit for the Boston/Boise Committee and the tickets are priced at $5.
  4. beneficence; liberality countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — The Birds, that liue i'th field / On the vvilde Benefit of nature, liue / Happier then vve; for they may chooſe their Mates, / And carroll their ſvveet pleaſures to the Spring: […]
  5. Intended audience (as for the benefit of). countable,uncountable
    — The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
动词 v.
  1. To be or to provide a benefit to. transitive
    — […] I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.
  2. To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. intransitive
    — Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].

词形变化

benefits plural benefite alternative,obsolete benefits present,singular,third-person benefiting participle,present benefitting participle,present benefited participle,past benefited past benefitted participle,past benefitted past benefite alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
help batten behoove
反义词
harm disadvantage encumbrance hindrance malefit nuisance obstacle detriment malefic
衍生词
beneficial benefit cliff benefiter benefitless benifit co-benefit benefitable benefit association benefit club benefit corporation benefit-cost analysis benefit-cost ratio benefit dollar benefit in kind benefit of clergy benefit of doubt benefit of inventory benefit of the doubt benefit principle benefits coordinator benefit segmentation benefit society benefit tourism bennies cafeteria benefit child benefit child tax benefit cobenefit core benefit cost-benefit analysis cost benefit analysis death benefit defined benefit disbenefit elective benefit electronic benefit transfer employee benefit equivalent annual benefit family benefit friend with benefits fringe benefit in benefit income-related benefit injury benefit marginal benefit maternity benefit means-tested benefit non-pecuniary benefit nonstatutory fringe benefit nonwage benefit private benefit risk-benefit sickness benefit state benefit stranded benefit supplementary benefit survivor benefit unbenefited unbenefiting unemployment benefit variable death benefit widow’s benefit
相关词
lagniappe benefactor beneficence beneficent beneficiary

词源

词源 1
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of benfet, bienfet, bienfait (“good or noble deed”), from Anglo-Norman benfet (“well-done”), Middle French bienfait, from Old French bienfet, bienfait (“foredeal, favour”), from past participle of bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
词源 2
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of benfet, bienfet, bienfait (“good or noble deed”), from Anglo-Norman benfet (“well-done”), Middle French bienfait, from Old French bienfet, bienfait (“foredeal, favour”), from past participle of bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
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