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philanthropical

/fil-uhn-throp-ik/US // ˌfɪl ənˈθrɒp ɪk //UK // (ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk) //

慈善事业,慈善,慈善的,慈善家

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.

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Examples

  • Giving Tuesday, on Facebook and beyond, has ballooned into a philanthropic bonanza and is now the biggest thing since Cyber Monday.

  • Ban’s glowing boxes are part of the “Tokyo Toilet Project,” a series of 17 public toilets in Shibuya commissioned for redesign by the Nippon Foundation, the philanthropic organization founded by motorboat racing kingpin Ryoichi Sasakawa.

  • City leaders joined Chicago Public Schools and philanthropic groups in creating Chicago Connected, a $50 million initiative to provide 100,000 students with free high-speed internet for four years.

  • Those higher taxes should apply to philanthropic donations of capital gains too, Sorkin argues.

  • A glossy ad campaign or generous philanthropic commitment won’t be enough.

  • For years she has done philanthropic work with third world countries, and those affected by major disasters.

  • The NCF was created, back in 1982 or so, to maximize hard right-wing evangelical Christian philanthropic giving.

  • But I can easily imagine him performing at the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh or at other philanthropic music events.

  • Another major philanthropic cause was the Clinton Global Initiative.

  • Some of his philanthropic efforts are a little more light-hearted.

  • His superior talents and untiring industry were under the direction of philanthropic and Christian impulses.

  • And for how many noble and philanthropic objects has he not exerted his artistic resources!

  • A system of supplying school-children with penny dinners is the latest philanthropic movement.

  • It was commenced in 1883, from a philanthropic feeling, but must rank among trade societies as much as many others.

  • He might have been interested in orphan schools, charity organisations, or any other philanthropic movement.