- 1捐助人、贊助人（較正式。給學校、醫院、慈善機構錢的人；日常也說捐款人）
A benefactor is someone who gives money so that a good thing can happen — a building, scholarships, a hospital, a charity. The word is respectful and a little formal. Schools and museums still put “our benefactors” on the wall. You can use it for a living person or someone long dead. Though actually, it does not have to be a famous rich person; anyone who gives in this way can be called a benefactor, but English speakers usually save it for a serious gift, not buying a friend lunch. The giver is the benefactor; the person or group who receives the help is the beneficiary. In everyday talk, donor or sponsor is more common.
From the word’s history
From Medieval Latin benefactor, from Latin bene 'good' + facio 'do'.
源自拉丁文 bene「好」加 facio「做」：施恩的人。
組成From Middle English benefactor, borrowed from Medieval Latin benefactor (“he who bestows a favor”), from Latin benefaciō (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faciō (“do, make”).
同家族的字
- benefactionthe gift, or the act of giving
- beneficiarythe one who receives what the benefactor gives
- benefitsame Latin bene + facere pieces
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
benefactornoun/ˈbɛnəˌfæktəː/
- 1
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
- anonymous benefactor
- generous benefactor
- 2
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。