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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

受益人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shòuyìrén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beneficiary/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.i.ər.i/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她是这笔遗产唯一的受益人。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

    "She was named the primary beneficiary of her uncle's estate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Medieval Latin beneficiarius, meaning 'pertaining to a favor or benefit', based on Latin beneficium (benefit). It entered the English language in the late 17th century through legal and ecclesiastical terminology to denote someone designated to receive advantages, funds, or property.

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