welfare

音标发音

• 英式音标 ['welfeə'welfeə(r)ˈwelfeə(r)]
• 美式音标 ['wɛl'fɛr]
• 国际音标 ['welfεə]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 福利；幸福；福利事业；安宁
• adj. 福利的；接受社会救济的

词源解说

• 直接源自古英语的wel faran，意为处境，做得好。

词根记忆

• wel(看作well，好) + fare(食物)→每天有好东西吃，福利不错→福利
• wel(看作well，好的) + fare(费用)→用钱做好事→福利
• wel(看作well，好的) + fare(费用)→让人过上好生活的费用→福利
• wel(l)(健康的) + fare(费用)→让人们保持健康的费用→福利
• wel(看作well好的) + fare→好的东西→福利

同根派生

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英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• You are responsible for the welfare of the girl.
  你要对这个女孩的幸福负责。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• concern sb 's welfare 关系到某人的幸福
• promote the public welfare 促进公共福利事业

形容词+～

• economic 〔educational, general, public, social〕 welfare 经济〔教育,全民,公共,社会〕福利
• material and spiritual welfare 物质和精神幸福

名词+～

• child 〔community〕 welfare 儿童〔社会〕福利

～+名词

• welfare money 救济金

介词+～

• for sb 's welfare 为某人的幸福
• on welfare 接受救济的；接受生活照顾的
• go 〔live〕 on welfare 靠救济金过活

～+介词

• welfare of mankind 人类的幸福

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (HELP) help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money
• (HEALTH AND HAPPINESS) physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person

柯林斯英英字典

• The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness.
• Welfare services are provided to help with people's living conditions and financial problems.
• Welfare is money that is paid by the government to people who are unemployed, poor, or sick.

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专业释义

经济学

• 福利

  Chapter 3 analyses the economic effect and welfare effect ofseigniorage.
  第三章分析了铸币税的经济效应和福利效应。

  法学

• 福利

  The third part is about the relation between gene patent and human welfare.
  第三部分探讨基因专利与人类福利的关系。

  能源科学技术

• 福利事业