generous
generous
adjective
generously
adverb
generousness
noun
语源
adjective
- (of a person) showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected
慷慨的，大方的
she was generous with her money.
她总是愿意慷慨解囊帮助他人。
■showing kindness towards others
善意的
it was generous of them to ask her along.
他们好心请她一起去。
■(of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary
丰盛的；量多的
a generous sprinkle of pepper.
胡椒粉撒得很多。
generously
adverb
generousness
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: via Old French from Latin generosus 'noble, magnanimous', from genus, gener- 'stock, race'. The original sense was 'of noble birth', hence 'characteristic of noble birth, courageous, magnanimous, not mean' (a sense already present in Latin)
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