welfare

welfare
noun
  1. [mass noun]the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group
    健康、幸福和福利;安康
    they don't give a damn about the welfare of their families.
    他们对家庭的安康毫不关心。
    ■statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need
    福利
    the protection of rights to education, housing, and welfare.
    教育、住房和福利三种权利的保护。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)financial support given for this purpose
    (主北美)救济
语源
  1. Middle English: from the adverb well + the verb fare
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