giving

giving — 名詞

1. the act of offering money, presents, or other material goods to people who need

1.名詞B1
釋義

捐贈；給予

贈送金錢或物品幫助他人或作為禮物

the act of offering money, presents, or other material goods to people who need them, especially as a form of charity or on special occasions such as birthdays and holidays.

例句

The community's charitable giving helped the Tanaka family rebuild their home after the fire.

社區的慈善捐贈幫助田中一家在火災後重建家園。

collocation: charitable giving

Salma's giving to the food bank ensured dozens of families had meals during the winter.

Salma 對食物銀行的捐贈確保了幾十個家庭在冬天有飯吃。

同義詞
  • donation

    refers to the actual item or money given, not the act

  • charity

    broader concept of helping those in need, often via organisations

  • generosity

    focuses on the quality of being willing to give, rather than the act itself

反義詞
  • hoarding

    keeping things for oneself instead of giving to others

  • selfishness

    putting one's own needs first, unwilling to share

文法句型

giving + of + concrete noun (money, presents, clothes)

用法筆記

Often modified by adjectives like 'charitable', 'generous', or 'anonymous'. Frequently appears in compounds such as 'giving drive' or 'giving season'.

常見錯誤

❌She made a giving of money to the hospital.
✅She made a gift of money to the hospital.
💡'giving' as a noun is uncountable and rarely used with the indefinite article 'a'.

2. the act of sharing knowledge, opinions, or instructions with another person, typ

2.名詞B2
釋義

告知；傳達

提供知識、意見或指示

the act of sharing knowledge, opinions, or instructions with another person, typically in a professional or helpful context.

例句

The supervisor's clear giving of directions saved the team hours of confusion.

主管明確地給予指示，讓團隊省去了好幾個小時的混亂。

giving + of + abstract noun for imparting information

Amelia's giving of feedback was always constructive because she focused on solutions, not problems.

Amelia 給予回饋的方式總是具有建設性，因為她專注於解決方案而非問題。

同義詞
  • imparting

    more formal; suggests sharing knowledge or wisdom

  • provision

    formal; emphasises making something available

  • communication

    broader; covers any exchange of information

反義詞

文法句型

giving + of + abstract noun (advice, information, instructions)

用法筆記

More common in formal or written English than in everyday conversation. In casual speech, the verb form ('He gave us directions') is preferred over the noun form ('His giving of directions'). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 involves material goods; sense 2 involves non-material transfers of knowledge.

常見錯誤

❌Her giving of the present was thoughtful.
✅The giving of her present was thoughtful.
💡with a direct object like 'present', use the possessive form of the giver ('her') before 'giving'.

giving — 形容詞