charitable學測 L6KK [ˈtʃærətəbəl]/ˈtʃærətəbəl/
慈善的;公益的·仁慈的;慷慨大方的·寬容的;體諒的
學測愛考,兼具『慈善』與『寬容』雙義
The charitable man gave away most of his money to help the poor.

這位樂善好施的男子把大部分的錢都拿去幫助窮人了。

charitable 同時形容慈善機構、慷慨的人,也用來形容原諒別人的雅量。

一個畫面:敞開雙手給予

慈善捐款把錢或物資交給慈善機構
慷慨助人主動把資源分給需要的人
寬容原諒對別人的過錯展現善意

義項

捐款公益C1adjective慈善的;公益的
The school held a charitable event to collect clothes for children in need.
學校舉辦慈善活動,為需要幫助的孩童募集衣物。
a charitable organizationa charitable event
慷慨待人C1adjective仁慈的;慷慨大方的
My uncle is very charitable and often gives money to poor families.
我叔叔非常仁慈,常常把錢給貧困家庭。
a charitable persona charitable act
寬容雅量C1adjective寬容的;體諒的
Even though he broke her phone, she was charitable and did not get angry.
雖然他弄壞了她的手機,她還是很寬容,沒有生氣。
charitable towards others

片語

charitable organization愛心機構 →做公益的組織
charitable event義賣募款 →為公益舉辦的活動
charitable donation愛心捐款 →出於善心的捐贈
charitable towards others以寬容待人 →對別人的過錯很寬容

你會不會這樣說?

She works for a ___ organization that helps homeless people. (charity / charitable)

看答案

charitable

charitable 是形容詞修飾名詞,charity 是名詞,兩者詞性不同。

'Even though he broke her phone, she was charitable and did not get angry.' 這裡的 charitable 最接近?(A) 慈善的 (B) 寬容的 (C) 有錢的

看答案

(B)

此句描述對過錯的態度,對應寬容原諒的義項,而非捐款做公益。

字族

charity 慈善;慈善機構・charitably 慷慨地;仁慈地

順路看看

forgiving呼應寬容原諒的義項

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

公司公益活動
Employees organized a charitable event to collect winter coats for families in need.
員工舉辦了一場公益活動,為有需要的家庭募集冬季外套。
主管回應新人失誤
The supervisor was charitable toward the new assistant after a scheduling mistake.
新助理排程出錯後,主管以寬容的態度對待他。

詞族

charity noun 慈善事業;慈善機構・charitable adjective 慈善的;寬容的・charitably adverb 寬容地

四選一

The supervisor responded ____ when the trainee admitted the mistake.

  • charity
  • charitable
  • charities
  • charitably
看答案

charitably

此處須用副詞 charitably 修飾 responded,表示寬容地回應。charitable 是形容詞;charity 與 charities 分別是名詞單數形式與複數形式,都不能在此修飾回應的方式。

同義改寫

The office organized a charitable event to help families in need. → The office organized an event for charity to help families in need.
charitable event 與 event for charity 在此都表示為幫助有需要者而舉辦的公益活動。
The manager was charitable toward the intern who sent the wrong attachment. → The manager was understanding and kind toward the intern who sent the wrong attachment.
此處 charitable 描述對實習生失誤的寬容;understanding and kind 保留體諒與善意。

延伸練習

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