Word familynounbeneficebeneficencebeneficialnessbeneficiaryadjectivebeneficedbeneficentbeneficentialbeneficialbeneficadverbbeneficentlybeneficially
be·nef·i·cent /bɪˈnefəsənt/adjectiveadj formal
GENEROUShelping people, or resulting in something good 行善的;有帮助的,有助益的
the beneficent properties of natural remedies
自然疗法的益处
—beneficence noun [uncountableU]
—beneficentlyadverbadv
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beneficent• If she had learnt anything about life it was that no beneficent creator was in charge.• Many beneficent projects have to be foregone if sufficient funds are lacking.• Was it a beneficent spell nurtured by our ancestors' good, obviously very good, karma?