Goodwill

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1. N-UNCOUNT 友善;善意;亲善 Goodwill is a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations. 
  • I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill...

    我请他们吃饭以示友善。

  • They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.

    他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。

2. N-UNCOUNT 信誉;商誉 The goodwill of a business is something such as its good reputation, which increases the value of the business. 
  • We do not want to lose the goodwill built up over 175 years.

    我们不想让历经175年树立起来的良好信誉毁于一旦。

Noun

1. (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

2. the friendly hope that something will succeed

3. a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will;

  • "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"
1. His heart is full of goodwill to all men.
他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. There is goodwill between the former enemies.
过去的敌对者之间现在有了亲善之意。

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3. We paid £10, 000 for the shop, and £2000 for its goodwill.
我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店,两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

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