welfare
英 ['welfe?]
美['w?l'f?r]
- n. 福利；幸福；福利事業(yè)；安寧
- adj. 福利的；接受社會救濟的
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中文詞源
welfare 福利
來自古英語wel faran,來自 wel-,好的，詞源同well,fare,旅程，人生航程。引申義社會福利。
英文詞源
- welfare (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old English wel faran "condition of being or doing well," from wel (see well (adv.)) + faran "get along" (see fare (v.)). Similar formation in Old Norse velfere. Meaning "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is first attested 1904; meaning "organized effort to provide for maintenance of members of a group" is from 1918. Welfare state is recorded from 1941.
雙語例句
- 1. They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway.
- 他們更加關(guān)心那些狗的安危，而非自己如何干凈利落地脫身。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The local welfare office is where government dispenses many of its services.
- 地方福利部門就是政府貫徹實施其眾多服務(wù)的窗口。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government is cynically running down Swe-den's welfare system.
- 瑞典政府正自私自利地削減本國的福利。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Unsupported mothers are one of the fastest-growing groups of welfare claimants.
- 無生活依靠的單身母親是福利救濟申領(lǐng)者中人數(shù)增長最快的群體之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Animal welfare is a subject very close to my heart.
- 動物福利是我非常關(guān)注的一個問題。
來自柯林斯例句