boon
noun /buːn/
/buːn/
- boon (to/for somebody) something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you
非常有用的东西；益处 - The new software will prove a boon to internet users.
这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
- The building scheme comes as an enormous boon for the building industry.
该建筑方案为建筑业带来巨大的好处。 - These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.
事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。 - The Christmas season is always a boon for minor actors.
圣诞节对小演员来说总是一个福音。 - The new software will be an enormous boon to home computer users.
这种新软件将对家用电脑用户大有益处。 - Wildlife in your garden can be a real boon.
你花园里的野生动物可能是一个真正的福音。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- real
- …
- be
- prove
- boon for
- boon to
词源Middle English (originally in the sense ‘request for a favour’): from Old Norse bón. - The new software will prove a boon to internet users.