goodwill

英 [ˌɡʊdˈwɪl]

美 [ˌɡʊdˈwɪl]

n.  友善; 友好; 善意; 亲善; 信誉; 商誉

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牛津词典

noun

• 友善；友好；善意；亲善
  friendly or helpful feelings towards other people or countries
  1. a spirit of goodwill in international relations
     国际关系中的亲善精神
  2. a goodwill gesture/a gesture of goodwill
     友好的表示
• 信誉；商誉
  the good relationship between a business and its customers that is calculated as part of its value when it is sold

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 友善；善意；亲善
  Goodwillis a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations.
  1. I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill...
     我请他们吃饭以示友善。
  2. They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
     他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。
• N-UNCOUNT 信誉；商誉
  Thegoodwillof a business is something such as its good reputation, which increases the value of the business.
  1. We do not want to lose the goodwill built up over 175 years.
     我们不想让历经175年树立起来的良好信誉毁于一旦。

英英释义

noun

• a disposition to kindness and compassion
  1. the victor's grace in treating the vanquished
  Synonym:gracegood will
• the friendly hope that something will succeed
  Synonym:good will
• (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
  Synonym:good will

双语例句

• I would like to thank the Vienna Philharmonic for becoming our goodwill ambassador this morning.
  我愿感谢维也纳爱乐乐团今天上午成为我们的亲善大使。
• The ceasefire leaves a lot to the goodwill of the forces involved
  停火协议的执行很大程度取决于各方武装力量的意愿。
• I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill
  我请他们吃饭以示友善。
• His constant requests for help taxed our goodwill.
  他不断要求我们帮助他，过分利用了我们对他的好意。
• This generates considerable goodwill and is often highly appreciated by the replacement and the company.
  这样会产生相当好的信誉并且会常常被接替同事和公司高度赞赏。
• We pledge to build and uphold the trust and goodwill that are the foundation of successful business relationships.
  我们也保证建立并维护成功事业夥伴关系必备的信任和善意。
• The timing of the minister's visit, however, could somewhat detract from the goodwill it's supposed to generate.
  但是，部长访问的时间安排不当，可能会使访问的善意不能得到有效传达。
• Leading examples are goodwill, patents, and trademarks.
  最显著的例子就是商誉、专利和商标等。
• Give sufficient goodwill on both sides, there's no reason why this dispute shouldn't be resolved.
  只要双方都有足够的诚意，这种纠纷是没有理由解决不了的。
• We recognize this and as such we are planning a goodwill programme and will unveil more details soon.
  我们考虑到了这些，并尽可能的设计一个友好的程序，很快我们会透露更多的细节。