benediction
英 [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn] 美 [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]
【正式用语】（基督教的）祝福、祝祷
- The minister pronounced the benediction.
牧师做了赐福祈祷。 - She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction.
她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。
benefactor
英 [ˈbenɪfæktə(r)] 美 [ˈbenɪfæktər]
【正式用语】施主、捐款人、赞助人
- In his old age he became a benefactor of the arts.
他晚年成了一个艺术赞助人。 - An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
一个匿名捐助者施以援手提供了奖金。
beneficiary
英 [ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri] 美 [ˌbenɪˈfɪʃieri]
受益者、受惠人；遗产继承人
- Who will be the main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax?
削减所得税的主要受益者将是谁？ - The main beneficiaries of pension equality so far have been men.
迄今为止，退休金均等政策的主要受益者一直是男性。 - Her wife was the chief beneficiary of her will.
她丈夫是她的遗嘱的主要受益人。
benevolence
英 [bəˈnevələns] 美 [bəˈnevələns]
（当权者）仁慈的、慈爱的、乐善好施的；（用于慈善机构名称）慈善的、救济的
- The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.
事实证明，这家公司是非常好的雇主。 - A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need.
我们需要的不是当权者的小恩小惠。 - We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.
我们对反动派决不施仁政。 - Such benevolence, however, was not completely disinterested.
然而这样的善举并非完全出于大公无私。 - the Army Benevolent Fund
陆军慈善基金
