beneficiary

noun

/ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri/

/ˌbenɪˈfɪʃieri/

(plural beneficiaries)

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beneficiary (of something) a person who gains as a result of something受益者；受惠人
- Who will be the main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax?削减所得税的主要受益者将是谁？
beneficiary (of something) a person who receives money or property when somebody dies遗产继承人
- She was the sole beneficiary of her father’s will.她是她父亲遗嘱的唯一受益人。

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin beneficiarius, from beneficium ‘favour, support’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.