如果人人都奉献一点爱~爱~~不好意思，情不自禁地唱起了歌，只因这个社会太需要爱了，尤其最近。 话不多说，先来看看“慈善”这个词用英文有哪些表达方式？

 

 charity n.

【牛津词典】

1)an organization for helping people in need 慈善机构（或组织）

2)the aim of giving money, food, help, etc. to people who are in need 慈善；赈济；施舍

3)kindness and sympathy towards other people, especially when you are judging them 慈善；仁爱；宽容

【习语】 charity begins at home

博爱始于自家 这句话的意思是：

you should help and care for your own family, etc. before you start helping other people.

 

【例句】

 Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.

每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。

 

We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home.

我们也明白了那句老话的道理：仁爱始于家庭。

 

形容词：charitable benevolent adj.

【牛津词典】

1)(especially of people in authority) kind, helpful and generous 慈善的；仁慈的；乐善好施的（尤指当权者）

2)used in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need 用于慈善机构的名词，如：the RAF Benevolent Fund 英国皇家空军慈善基金（组织）

【习语】 benevolent这个词通常与“mind”搭配使用，如： benevolent-minded 心地仁慈的 【例句】

 

She is benevolent-minded, being glad to do good things for the people in need and give them alms.

她心地慈善，乐善好施。

 

 They organized a benevolent institution to help the poor and disabled.

他们组织了一个慈善机构帮助穷人和残疾人。

 

名词：benevolence

副词：benevolently