beneficial

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Pronunciation

/ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl/(ben-i-FISH-ul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

有益的;有利的(对某人或某事产生积极的好处)

Definition

Producing good or helpful results; advantageous.

Word family

  • benefit/ˈbɛnɪfɪt/(n/v)好处;受益
  • beneficiary/ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃərɪ/(n)受益者
  • beneficially/ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəlɪ/(adv)有益地

Collocations

  • beneficial effects
  • mutually beneficial
  • beneficial to
  • prove beneficial
  • highly beneficial
  • beneficial arrangement

Examples

  1. 1.Regular exercise has been shown to have beneficial effects on both mental and physical health.
  2. 2.The partnership proved mutually beneficial — each side brought complementary skills to the collaboration.

Synonyms

  • advantageous/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/giving an advantage
  • helpful/ˈhɛlpfʊl/of assistance
  • favourable/ˈfeɪvərəbəl/giving benefit

Etymology

from Latin "beneficialis" = relating to benefit, from "beneficium" (benefit, kindness)