beneficiary

KK [ˏbɛnəˋfɪʃiˏɛri] /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛɹi/

bene 好、善+fici 做、製造+-ary 形容詞→做好事、給好處的展開

bene: 字根; 好、善
fici: 字根; 做、製造
-ary: 字尾; 形容詞

字面：做好事、給好處的

從「給好處」轉指接受好處的一方，即受益人。

名詞

1
受益者、受惠者
Small businesses were the main beneficiaries of the new tax cuts.
小型企業是這次減稅政策的主要受益者。
2
受益人法律
She named her sister as the sole beneficiary of her life insurance.
她指定妹妹為她壽險的唯一受益人。