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一、welfare是什么意思

1、welfare 福利

2、来自古英语wel faran,来自 wel-,好的，词源同well,fare,旅程，人生航程。引申义社会福利。

二、welfare的用法

1、welfare (n.)

2、c. 1300, from Old English wel faran "condition of being or doing well," from wel (see well (adv.)) + faran "get along" (see fare (v.)). Similar formation in Old Norse velferð. Meaning "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is first attested 1904; meaning "organized effort to provide for maintenance of members of a group" is from 1918. Welfare state is recorded from 1941.

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