Well-meaning describes someone whose heart is in the right place but whose help does not land. Like well-intentioned, it comes with an implied "but": the well-meaning neighbour who gives your dog food that makes it sick, the well-meaning advice that makes you feel worse. English speakers reach for it when they want to forgive someone while still saying the thing went wrong — it protects the person's motive and criticises only the outcome.

Well-meaning describes Well-meaning 形容的是 someone whose heart is in the right place一個心放在對的地方的人， but但 whose help does not land他幫的忙沒落到點上。 Like well-intentioned跟 well-intentioned 一樣， it comes with an implied "but"它自帶一個沒說出口的「但是」： the well-meaning neighbour好心的鄰居 who gives your dog food餵了你的狗 that makes it sick結果吃出病來、 the well-meaning advice好心的建議 that makes you feel worse聽了反而更難受。 English speakers說英文的人 when they want to forgive someone想原諒一個人、 while still saying the thing went wrong又還是要說事情出了錯的時候， reach for it就會伸手拿這個字—— it protects the person's motive它保住對方的動機， and criticises only the outcome批評的只有結果。

It is used most often about people, and it fits naturally in front of a noun ("well-meaning friends", "a well-meaning teacher"), though "she was well-meaning" is fine too.

It is used most often about people它最常用在人身上， and in front of a noun擺在名詞前面 it fits naturally很自然 ("well-meaning friends"好心的朋友們、 "a well-meaning teacher"一位好心的老師)， though不過 "she was well-meaning"她是一片好意 is fine too也沒問題。

Compared with well-intentioned, it is the warmer and more everyday of the two; well-intentioned suits policies, laws, and reforms, while well-meaning suits your aunt.

Compared with well-intentioned跟 well-intentioned 相比， it is the warmer and more everyday of the two它是兩個裡面較溫暖、較日常的那個； well-intentioned suits well-intentioned 適合 policies, laws, and reforms政策、法律和改革， while well-meaning suits而 well-meaning 適合 your aunt你阿姨。

It can be used with no criticism at all — "a room full of well-meaning volunteers" — but even then it faintly suggests more goodwill than skill. If you want pure praise, this is not the word.

It can be used with no criticism at all它也可以用得完全不帶批評—— "a room full of well-meaning volunteers"滿屋子好心的志工—— but even then但即使這樣， it faintly suggests它還是隱隱透露 more goodwill than skill善意多過本事。 If you want pure praise如果你要的是純粹的稱讚， this is not the word這就不是那個字。