benefactor
noun /ˈbenɪfæktə(r)/
/ˈbenɪfæktər/
(formal)- a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
施主；捐款人；赞助人 - a generous benefactor
慷慨的捐助者 - The equipment was funded by friends and benefactors of the hospital.
该设备由医院的朋友和捐助者资助。
Topics Social issuesc2- A private benefactor donated $20 000.
一位私人捐助者捐献了两万美元。 - He was a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall.
他是一位了不起的公益捐助者，捐出土地来修建海堤。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- generous
- wealthy
- great
- …
- donate something
- give something
- benefactor to
词源late Middle English: from Latin, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’. - a generous benefactor