benefactor

英 [ˈben.ɪ.fæk.tər]      美 [ˈben.ə.fæk.tɚ]
  • n. 恩人;捐助者;施主
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记忆单词“benefactor”的方法是:将“ben”联想为“ben-evil”,意为“去掉邪恶”,然后将“ef-act-er”想象为一个实际的人物(actor)带来了好处(bene),即“去掉邪恶,带来好处”的人,也就是“捐助者”。

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benefactor (n.)
mid-15c., from Late Latin benefactor, from Latin phrase bene facere, from bene "well" (see bene-) + facere "to do" (see factitious). Translated in Old English as wel-doend.
1. In his old age he became a benefactor of the arts.
他晚年成了一个艺术赞助人。
2. "And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor."
“下面,闲话少说,让我来介绍一下我们的赞助人。”
3. An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
一个匿名捐助者施以援手提供了奖金。
4. The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time.
那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态.
5. We collected £478 , but a very generous benefactor made it up to £500.
我们募捐了478英镑, 一位非常慷慨的捐款人凑足到500英镑.