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beneficence

/buh-nef-uh-suhns/US // bəˈnɛf ə səns //UK // (bɪˈnɛfɪsəns) //

恩惠,恩赐,受惠,受惠于人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.
    • : a beneficent act or gift; benefaction.

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Examples

  • When it comes to impartial beneficence dilemmas, we see the same pattern.

  • Julian Suvalescu, professor of practical ethics at Oxford, has advocated a position he calls “procreative beneficence.”

  • We have wept that God may show his beneficence his mercy and that his peace may come upon the people of Pakistan.

  • I am thankful and I marvel at the surpassing beneficence of the ever-blessed Trinity, who conferred on thee this privilege.

  • In a God who tempts us, or who permits us to be tempted, do you behold a being of beneficence and sincerity?

  • One little trait recorded of him gives us a glimpse of the thoughtful beneficence of his character.

  • So he took them, and kissed the hands of the king, thanking him for his beneficence, and departed.

  • Have the spots upon the career of Bacon hidden the brightness of his general beneficence?