eleemosynary的意思

eleemosynary

英式音标[,ɛlə'mɑsn,ɛri]
美式英标[,elɪiː'mɒsɪnərɪ; -'mɒz-]

基本解释

adj. 施舍的；慈善的；接受接济的

英文词源

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).

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