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。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin benefactio(n-), from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.