喜樂美語

核心畫面

Something good that flows TO you from a situation — you come out of it better off than before.

可以想成：你經過某件事之後，手上多了一樣對你有利的東西，整個人比之前更好過了。benefit 的核心畫面可以想像成這…更多收起可以想成：你經過某件事之後，手上多了一樣對你有利的東西，整個人比之前更好過了。benefit 的核心畫面可以想像成這股「往你這邊流過來的好處」——不管是健康、金錢、機會還是方便，重點都在「你因此得到、變得更好」。後面所有意思都是這股好處流向不同的地方。

From the picture

制度給的好處（錢與待遇）

把「往你流過來的好處」具體化成政府或公司正式發給你的東西。好處不再抽象，而是看得到、領得到的錢或待遇。

welfare payment · noun · B1

Money that the government gives to people who are sick, out of work, or have very little money.

補助金 / 救濟金

固定說法裡的好處

在幾個固定片語裡，「好處」變成一種被借出去、或事後才看清的利益；意思仍扣著核心，但被包進整句慣用語裡。

give somebody the benefit of the doubt · noun · B1

In 'give somebody the benefit of the doubt': to believe someone even when you are not sure they are right.

疑點利益（相信對方）

為好處而辦的活動

把「好處」用在一場活動的目的上：整場表演的收益都是為了流向某個善的目標。

a benefit concert/show · noun · B1

A concert or show that is held to make money for a good cause.

慈善表演 / 義演

Also in this word

a benefit (advantage) · noun · B1

A good or helpful thing that you get from something.

好處 / 益處

benefit (verb, gain/help) · verb · B1

To get help or an advantage from something, or to help someone in some way.

使受益 / 得益

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。

benefitnoun/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/

  • 1

    An advantage; help or aid from something.

    • She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
    • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies is one of the benefits of the job.
  • 2

    businessinsuranceA payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

  • 3

    An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.

    • Gore Vidal […] will be sharing his wit and wisdom at the Arlington Street Church on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00. The appearance is a benefit for the Boston/Boise Committee and the tickets are priced at $5.
  • 4

    obsoletebeneficence; liberality

    • The Birds, that liue i'th field / On the vvilde Benefit of nature, liue / Happier then vve; for they may chooſe their Mates, / And carroll their ſvveet pleaſures to the Spring: […]
  • 5

    Intended audience (as for the benefit of).

    • The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
    • Since my wife is Canadian, whenever we have dinner with my family, they keep bringing up anything they've heard about Canada lately for her benefit.

benefitverb/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/

  • 1

    To be or to provide a benefit to.

    • […] I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.
    • The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level.
  • 2

    To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

    • Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].
    • Although some apeirophobics have benefitted from treatments like medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, others have found no way to mitigate the existential terror.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。