benefit
Definitions
An advantage or helpful effect.
好处；益处。
A payment or aid given by the state or an employer.
（政府或雇主提供的）福利，救济金。
To gain an advantage; to be helpful to.
受益；对……有益。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbene- (well, good) + fit (from factum, 'done') = 'a good deed, a well-doing.' From Latin benefactum/beneficium, 'a kindness done.' A benefit is literally something well done for you — a good turn — which broadened to any advantage, and then to state payments (unemployment benefit) seen as a good done to citizens.
Root fac still carries 273 more wordsWhy It Means This
Benefit packs the fac root into its quietest disguise: -fit, from factum ('done'). With bene- ('well') it means 'a good thing done' — Latin beneficium, 'a kindness.' That core explains the spread: a benefit is any good done to you, whether a health advantage, a workplace perk, or a government payment. Its opposite, malefactor ('one who does ill'), uses the same root with mal-.
Common Collocations
- 1.health benefits健康益处
- 2.benefit from从……受益
- 3.for the benefit of为了……的利益
- 4.unemployment benefit失业救济金
- 5.mutual benefit互惠互利
Example Sentences
- 1.
Regular exercise has many health benefits.
- 2.
She receives unemployment benefits while job hunting.
- 3.
Both companies will benefit from the partnership.