“慈善施舍”常见的英语表述有:“Charitable almsgiving” 或者 “Charitable donation” 。
“Charitable almsgiving”
中,“charitable”意思是“慈善的;仁慈的;宽厚的”,“almsgiving”表示“施舍;救济”,合起来就是“慈善施舍”的意思。“Charitable donation”
里,“donation”常见释义为“捐赠;捐款;捐赠物”,与“charitable”组合在一起,强调这种捐赠是出于慈善目的,也能表达“慈善施舍”的含义。例如:“His act of charitable almsgiving has helped many people in need.”(他的慈善施舍行为帮助了许多有需要的人。) 、“The organization relies on charitable donations to carry out its projects.”(该组织依靠慈善捐赠来开展其项目。)