词根bene, 好。vol, 同will, 意志，意愿。

1. They believe that the country needs a benevolent dictator.

他们认为国家需要一位仁爱的独裁者。

2. The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.

事实证明，这家公司是非常好的雇主。

3. Primo de Rivera himself was a benevolent and sincere paternalist.

普里莫·德里韦拉本人是个仁慈而真诚的家长式人物。

4. The clerk regarded him with benevolent amusement.

这个职员好心而又饶有兴趣地看着他。

5. belief in the existence of a benevolent god

对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信