benefaction
noun /ˌbenɪˈfækʃn/
/ˌbenɪˈfækʃn/
(formal)- a gift, usually of money, that is given to a person or an organization in order to do good
捐赠;捐款 - A large proportion of their income comes from benefactions.
他们收入的很大一部分来自捐款。
词源mid 17th cent.: from late Latin benefactio(n-), from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’. - A large proportion of their income comes from benefactions.