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well-meaning
★形容一个人出于善意、想帮忙，但结果可能并不理想，甚至把事情弄糟。
💡 记忆钩子
把它想成“心是好的，结果未必好”：一个人带着善意伸手帮忙，动机值得肯定，但做法可能造成麻烦。因此它常带有“好心办坏事”的温和意味。
📝 学习建议
- 不要把它理解成“很有意义”；它强调的是人的动机或意图是善意的。
- 学习时先记住“善意但结果可能不好”这一整体评价，不要只记成单纯的褒义词。
📖 中文释义
adj
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core 好心但可能办坏事的📖 指一个人确实怀着善意，想帮助别人或把事情做好，但由于方法不当、判断失误等，最后的结果可能令人失望。这个词往往同时包含肯定动机和指出问题两层意思。💡 常用句型是“主语 + be + well-meaning”以及“a well-meaning person/attempt/comment”。它多用于替某人的错误行为作温和解释，语气比直接说某人有害或恶意更缓和。修饰人时说的是动机，不等于这个人聪明、可靠或做事有效；修饰建议、评论等事物时，也表示出发点是好的。She was well-meaning, but her advice made the situation worse.她是出于好意，但她的建议反而让情况更糟了。The well-meaning volunteer gave us the wrong directions.那位好心的志愿者给我们指错了路。
more well-meaning
comparative
most well-meaning
superlative
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 2 组
not unfriendly or threatening;
同义词集:
well-meaning
unthreatening
her well-meaning words were received in silence
the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs
近似: amicable
marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; ; ; - S.W.Maughm
同义词集:
well-intentioned
well-meaning
well-meant
a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter
a well-meaning but tactless fellow
the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers
blunt but well-meant criticism
近似: intended
🌳 词源
由 well（好地）和 meaning（意图、打算）构成，字面上是“怀着好的意图”。
From well + meaning.
🔄 变式
more well-meaning
compar
most well-meaning
superl
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