If you can destroy you, then, for the benefit of society, even perish together with you, I am willing.
——Adventure of Sherlock Holmes如果能保证毁灭你,那么,为了社会的利益,即使和你同归于尽,我也心甘情愿。 ——福尔摩斯探案集
一、关于benefit,你知道多少?
n.
1.利益,好处 [U,C]
Excessive choices quickly stop being a benefit and become an ordeal.
过多的选择很快就丧失了它的优势,而成为一种痛苦的经验。
2.救济金,津贴 [U,C]
The main fringe benefit in our company include the bonus,health insurance,allowances and so on.
我们公司的主要附加福利包括奖金、健康保险和交通津贴等。
3.利润
But the main benefit to preferred stockholders is that they get paid their share of the profits first.
但优先股持有人主要的好处是他们可以优先得到他们那部分的利润。
v.
4.有益于,受益,得益 [I,T]
In fact, some components of the venom may benefit human health.
事实上,毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
二、词义辨析:类似有“好处”意思的词有
advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain
这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。advantage指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。benefit普通用词,指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。interest作“利益”解时,多用复数形式,既可指集团、群体的利益,又可指个人的利益。favour指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指在狭隘的个人利益。profit着重收益,尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。gain指获得的物质利益,也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。
三、含有benefit的常见短语
cost-benefit analysis
成本效益分析,费用-收益分析
retirement benefit
退休金
sick benefit
n. 患病津贴
四、benefit的意思你掌握了吗?检测一下吧
Each family farms individually and reaps the of its labor各家经营各自的农场,收获各自的劳动成果。