You can think of it as the warmth someone carries towards other people, and what that warmth makes them do — noticing that you are struggling, and quietly doing something about it. The word covers both the and the thing it produces.

可以想成一個人心裡對別人的那份暖意,以及那份暖意讓他做出來的事:看見你正卡在某個地方,就不聲不響地替你做點什麼。這個字同時罩得住「那種心」和「那份心變出來的動作」。

One branch

一份心意,與它做出來的事

登入就可以看這一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

kindness (quality) · noun · B1

the way someone behaves when they care about other people and do things to help them or make them feel better.

善意;親切

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

kindnessnoun/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/

  • 1

    The state of being kind.

    • Jamie's kindness is legendary, so much that people have taken advantage of her.
    • If attending to your childhood wounds and responding with kindness feels selfish, it is important to remember that compassion for oneself often makes people more compassionate to others, Lev said.
  • 2

    An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.

    • How can I thank you for your many kindnesses?
    • Do me a kindness and leave.

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