Benevolence is the noun for a kind and generous heart: you wish people well, and you are ready to give care, time, or money, not because you must, but because you want good for them.

Benevolence Benevolence is the noun for是形容一顆善良慷慨的心的名詞: you wish people well你希望別人好, and you are ready to give而且你願意付出 care, time, or money關心、時間或金錢, not because you must不是因為你必須這麼做, but because you want good for them而是因為你真心希望他們好。

It is a rather careful, bookish word. A speaker might praise someone’s benevolence; a newspaper might thank a donor’s benevolence.

It is它是 a rather careful, bookish word一個相當講究、書面感的字. A speaker might praise演講者可能會讚揚 someone's benevolence某人的 benevolence（仁慈）；a newspaper might thank報紙可能會感謝 a donor's benevolence捐款人的 benevolence。

It is stronger than a quick “nice”: it names a lasting wish to do good.

It is stronger than a quick 'nice'它比隨口說一句『nice』更有分量: it names it指的是 a lasting wish to do good一種長久想做好事的心意。

Though actually, people also stretch it a little — a small kindness can be called benevolence in formal thanks. And in much older English history, a “benevolence” was a payment a king asked for and named a gift, which was not always freely given; that use is finished now.

Though actually不過事實上, people also stretch it a little大家也會稍微延伸它的用法 — a small kindness can be called benevolence in formal thanks在正式的感謝詞裡，一個小小的善意也可能被叫做 benevolence. And而且 in much older English history在更久以前的英國歷史裡, a 'benevolence' was a payment a king asked for and named a gift『benevolence』曾經指國王要求的一筆款項，卻被稱作『禮物』, which was not always freely given而那其實不見得是自願給的；that use is finished now這個用法現在已經沒有了。

In ordinary English today, keep the kind-and-generous sense. You show benevolence, act out of benevolence, or remember someone’s benevolence.

In ordinary English today在今天的日常英文裡, keep the kind-and-generous sense就記住善良慷慨這個意思就好. You show你可以 benevolence表現出 benevolence, act out of benevolence基於 benevolence 而行動, or remember someone's benevolence或記得某人的 benevolence。