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eleemosynary

英 [,el?i?'m?s?n?r?; -'m?z-] 美[,?l?'mɑsn,?ri]
  • adj. 施舍的;慈善的;接受接濟的

英文詞源


eleemosynary
eleemosynary: see alms
eleemosynary (adj.)
1610s, from Medieval Latin eleemosynarius "pertaining to alms," from Late Latin eleemosyna "alms," from Greek eleemosyne "pity" (see alms).