kindness
noun
1 [uncountable] (quality) 好意;
to show sb kindness, to show kindness to or towards sb; 向某人表示善意;
to show sb nothing but kindness 以一片善意对待某人;
to treat sb with kindness 友善地对待某人;
kindness to animals 对动物的友善;
an act of kindness 善行;
out of kindness 出于善意;
out of the kindness of one's heart 出于内心的善意;
to kill sb with kindness figurative 宠坏某人;
to kill a plant with kindness 因过分打理而把植物养死
2 [countable] (act) 友好举动;
his many kindnesses to me 他对我的很多帮助;
to do sb a kindness 帮某人一个忙;
you're not doing him a kindness by keeping quiet 你保持沉默对他并没有好处;
it's a/no kindness (to sb) to do sth 做某事(对某人来说)有/没有好处