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单词 philanthropy
释义
philanthropy
noun[U]
uk
/fɪˈlæn.θrə.pi/us
/fɪˈlæn.θrə.pi/
theactivityofhelpingthepoor,especiallyby giving themmoney:
慈善；捐助
Hearguesthatcorporatephilanthropytransformsthecultureof thefirmconcerned.他认为公司参与慈善事业能改善该公司的文化。
ManyAmericansvaluetheroleofprivatephilanthropy insupportingourNationalParksystem.许多美国人认为私人慈善事业在支持美国国家公园系统方面起到了重要的作用。
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philanthropist
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  • Therisein philanthropyhelpsfillgrowingfundinggapsacrossEurope.
  • He has beenacclaimedbypeoplearound theworldfor hisworksofpublicphilanthropy.
  • He was a man ofgreatintellect,hugepersonalcharmandextraordinarygenerousphilanthropy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Generous & charitable
  • altruistic
  • altruistically
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  • anti-materialist
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  • charitable
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  • generous
  • generously
  • giver
  • handout
  • Lady Bountiful
  • largesse
  • lavish
  • munificence
  • munificent
  • open-handed
  • unsparing
  • unstinting
  • volunteerism
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(Definition ofphilanthropyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

philanthropy| American Dictionary

philanthropy
noun[U]
us
/fɪˈlæn·θrə·pi/
the giving away ofmoney,esp. inlargeamounts, toorganizationsthathelppeople:
Minnesota haslongbeenconsideredabeaconof philanthropy.

philanthropic

adjectiveus
/ˌfɪl·ənˈθrɑp·ɪk/
a philanthropicorganization

philanthropist

noun[C]us
/fɪˈlæn·θrə·pɪst/
As a philanthropist hedonatedsubstantialsumsto manyeducationalandcharitableinstitutions.
(Definition ofphilanthropyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofphilanthropy

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In general, we can say that with the expansion of the social democratic welfare state traditionalphilanthropycame to be heavily constrained.
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Some wealthy entrepreneurs are already learning the benefits ofphilanthropyin improving their image.
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By the late nineteenth century missionaryphilanthropywas becoming heavily feminized.
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One such area, especially in the nineteenth century, wasphilanthropy.
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The chapter on women andphilanthropyis a little disappointing.
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It was argued that ways had to be found to prevent thephilanthropyof individual founders from becoming outmoded, while also making trustees publicly accountable.
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There has been considerable discussion about the staying power ofphilanthropyand the motives behind funeral doles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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Most of them would also have added that they believed that their society embodied their own particular virtues: open-handedness, hospitality, generosity andphilanthropy.
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The two evangelicals were somewhat more active than the others in politics andphilanthropy.
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Older forms ofphilanthropyoften developed into a wider concern with social conditions.
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Nowhere has such a comprehensive treatment of this aspect of medicalphilanthropybeen published previously, so that this section is very important.
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The collection contains a series of useful essays on a servants' 'strike', middle-class femalephilanthropyand the arrival of labour politics in the 1900s.
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The hospitals of the title were voluntary hospitals, so called because they were entirely dependent on voluntary financial support orphilanthropyfor their existence.
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Private institutions depend on tuition fees, sponsors andphilanthropy.
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What tax incentives exist encourage corporatephilanthropymore than citizen initiatives, and unincorporated organizations are altogether ineligible for tax-exempt contributions.
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