beneficial
Bridgezipf 4.08Pronunciation
/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.Regular exercise has been shown to have beneficial effects on both mental and physical health.
- 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)