boon /ˈbun/
恩惠,恩賜,福利,裨益,幫助,照顧
Boon n.
1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]
For which to God he made so many an idle boon. --Spenser.
2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. --James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).
Boon, a.
1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]
2. Kind; bountiful; benign.
Which . . . Nature boon
Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. --Milton.
3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
A boon companion, loving his bottle. --Arbuthnot.
Boon, n. The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
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boon
adj : very close and convivial; "boon companions"
n : a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a
spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing]