charity
charity
(pl. -ies)
charity begins at home
(pl. -ies)
- an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need
慈善机构
■[mass noun]such organizations viewed collectively as the object of fund-raising or of donations:
慈善事业
the proceeds of the sale will go to charity.
销售收入将捐赠给慈善事业。 - [mass noun]the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need
（尤指钱财的）施舍，援助，赈济
■help or money given in this way
施舍钱物；援助；赈济钱物
an unemployed teacher living on charity.
一个靠赈济过活的失业教师。 - [mass noun]kindness and tolerance in judging others:
仁慈，宽厚，宽容
she found it hard to look on her mother with much charity.
她发现很难以宽容的态度看待母亲。
■(archaic)love of humankind, typically in a Christian context:
(古)（尤指基督教的）博爱
faith, hope, and charity.
信仰、希望与博爱。
charity begins at home
- (proverb)a person's first responsibility is for the needs of their own family and friends
(谚)好事从家里做起
- late Old English (in the sense 'Christian love of one's fellows'): from Old French charite, from Latin caritas, from carus 'dear'
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