benefit
英 ['benɪfɪt]美['bɛnɪfɪt]
- n. 利益,好处;救济金
- vt. 有益于,对…有益
- vi. 受益,得益
词态变化
复数: benefits;第三人称单数: benefits;过去式: benefitted; benefited;过去分词: benefited; benefitted;现在分词: benefitting; benefiting;
中文词源
benefit 益处
来自法语。词根bene, 好。fit, 做,同fact,字母c脱落。原指做好处,善举,后也指个人利益,即善有善报。
英文词源
- benefit
- benefit: [14] The element bene- occurs in a wide variety of English words. It comes from Latin bene ‘well’, a close relative of Latin bonus ‘good’. Amongst its combinations are benediction [15], literally ‘saying well’, hence ‘blessing’, benefaction ‘doing well’ [17], and benevolent ‘wishing well’ [15]. Benefit is related to benefaction, since it too comes ultimately from Latin bene facere, but it took a more indirect route to English, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’ via Old French bienfait and Anglo- Norman benfet.
- benefit (n.)
- late 14c., "good or noble deed," also "advantage, profit," from Anglo-French benfet "well-done," from Latin benefactum "good deed," from bene facere (see benefactor). Meaning "performance or entertainment to raise money for some charitable cause" is from 1680s.
- benefit (v.)
- late 15c., from benefit (n.). Related: Benefited; benefiting.
双语例句
- 1. It is certainly worth checking up on your benefit entitlements.
- 查清楚你可以享受哪些福利是绝对有必要的。
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- 2. Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labor.
- 各家经营各自的农场,收获各自的劳动成果。
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- 3. In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit.
- 1986年,有300多万人领取失业救济金。
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- 4. Millions of householders are eligible to claim the new council tax benefit.
- 数百万房主都有资格申请新的市政税优惠。
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- 5. At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
- 起初,我姑且相信了他。
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