kindness
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++kind·ness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ ●●○ noun 1 KIND[uncountable] kind behaviour towards someone 仁慈；和蔼；好意；体贴 I can’t thank you enough for your kindness. 你的好意我感激不尽。 RegisterIn everyday English, when you are thanking people for helping you, the normal phrase to use is Thanks for (all) your help. The phrase Thank you for your kindness sounds very polite and slightly old-fashioned. 在日常英语中，感谢别人帮助时常用短语 Thanks for (all) your help 。 而 Thank you for your kindness 听起来十分客套，且有点过时 。2 [countable]KIND a kind action 友好的行为do somebody a kindness It would be doing him a kindness to tell him the truth. 把真相告诉他对他有好处。 → kill somebody with kindness at kill1(16)Examples from the Corpus
kindness• What this child needs is a little love and kindness.• I shall never forget her kindness to me.• She was touched by this simple act of kindness.• We were overwhelmed by the kindness of the people there.kind·ness noun →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
behaviour towards kind Corpus someone
kindness
kind‧ness /ˈkaɪndnəs, ˈkaɪndnɪs/
noun
I can’t thank you enough for your kindness.
REGISTER
In everyday English, when you are thanking people for helping you, the normal phrase to use is Thanks for (all) your help. The phrase Thank you for your kindness sounds very polite and slightly old-fashioned.
2. [countable] a kind action
do somebody a kindness
It would be doing him a kindness to tell him the truth.
⇨ kill somebody with kindness at kill1(16)
kind‧ness /ˈkaɪndnəs, ˈkaɪndnɪs/
noun Word Family: adjective: kind ≠ unkind, kindly; noun: kindness ≠ unkindness; adverb: kindly ≠ unkindly
1. [uncountable] kind behaviour towards someone: REGISTER
In everyday English, when you are thanking people for helping you, the normal phrase to use is Thanks for (all) your help. The phrase Thank you for your kindness sounds very polite and slightly old-fashioned.
2. [countable] a kind action
do somebody a kindness
⇨ kill somebody with kindness at kill1(16)
