well-meaning [
'wɛl'minɪŋ]
a. 善意的, 出自好意的, 好心的
well-meaning[ adj ]- not unfriendly or threatening
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her well-meaning words were received in silence
the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs
- marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results
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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
Well-meaning \Well"-mean`ing\, a.
Having a good intention.
- But he is right on target when he wonders about the wisdom of having well-meaning white women from Louisville telling dirt-poor blacks from one of the most densely populated countries in Africa what they should be doing with their land, animals and time.
- Jim Jordan, who delighted radio audiences for decades as the well-meaning but bumbling Fibber McGee in the classic show "Fibber McGee and Molly," died Friday.
- We have trendy, well-meaning do-gooders threatening to overburden industry with social projects which we just cannot afford'.
- This attitude is particularly frustrating for well-meaning liberal businessmen, who believe that economic upliftment and political advancement go hand in hand.
- Only Paxton Whitehead, as a well-meaning but bumbling neighbor, manages to rise above the drivel.
- The cast is excellent, especially Naughton as the well-meaning but clumsy dad, and Black as a smart kid grappling with the the confusion of adolescence.
- The left-leaning Asahi Journal closed in 1992, when circulation had fallen to 60,000, less than a quarter of its peak, as readers tired of its well-meaning coverage of important issues.
- I was embarrassed to find my old 1960s paranoias about the US (its well-meaning moral lust for world domination, its invincible ignorance about what moves anybody else) so starkly confirmed.
- It was to make kids patriotic. It was well-meaning, but they made the buses less visible.
- The Mercosul scheme currently carries out that task. The progress of such well-meaning projects was far from smooth.
- Nathaniel Parker is properly impassioned as the lovestruck Bassanio, while Michael Siberry is a terrific Gratiano, turning the usually long-winded boor into a funny, well-meaning best friend.
- Stretching this sphere of responsibility, innocuous and well-meaning as that may seem, will eventually backfire and weaken the boss's ability to discharge his or her real duties.
- Liberty from the panaceas of the well-meaning.
- Whether it would then move forwards is, shall we say, open to doubt. We must not deride these well-meaning souls for their inability to create new visions.
- They dismiss administrative problems as mstakes made by well-meaning volunteers and low-paid staff members.
- "We realize we are one in the midst of many and we have to ask, `Can we hone in on one issue or a set of interconnected issues?"' Malloy said that well-meaning people caught up by one concern should not overlook related problems.
- The well-meaning kidnappers don't have a prayer.
- The paper said skilful propaganda by the domestic drugs lobby had fooled well-meaning people into regarding the Uruguay Round as 'a western conspiracy to re-colonise India'.
- Look around." Many well-meaning people, bent on doing right by their community, became unwitting accomplices in passing along the story.
- May 31 The Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette on teachers: You have tolerated incompetent or unpleasant colleagues, well-meaning principals, a few ungrateful parents and unresponsive school board members.
- At present, the repertoires of America's companies are full of Balanchine clones, well-meaning but lackluster works that copy his style and ignore the artistic imperatives of which that style is the natural expression.
- The intention of the policy, which is to cut the cost of health insurance, "is legitimate and well-meaning." _The policy is open to review and possible revision.
- There are expensive and uncaring doctors, humiliating medical examinations, the endless questions of well-meaning friends and the inevitable tensions between husband and wife.