generous

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gen·e·rous /ˈdʒenərəs/ W3 adjectiveadj

1 GENEROUSsomeone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure 慷慨的，大方的 OPP mean

generous to somebody

She’s always very generous to the kids.

她對小孩總是很大方。

generous with something

Jim is very generous with his time.

吉姆很不吝惜他的時間。

it/that is generous (of somebody)

It was generous of them to ask Anna along.

他們邀請安娜一起去，真是大方。

generous offer/support/donation etc

my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill

我老板要求付賬的慷慨提議

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2 BIGlarger or more than the usual size or amount 大量的，豐富的〔指超出通常的規格或數量〕 OPP measly

a generous glass of wine

一大杯葡萄酒

generous amount/helping/measure etc

a generous helping of pasta

一大份意大利面

He had a well-shaped generous mouth.

他的嘴寬而有型。

3 KINDsympathetic in the way you deal with people, and tending to see the good qualities in someone or something 寬宏大量的 OPP mean

She was generous enough to overlook my little mistake.

她非常寬宏大量，不計較我的小過失。

—generously adverbadv

Please give generously to the refugee fund.

請爲難民基金慷慨解囊。

Examples from the Corpus

generous• The company offers bonuses, stock options, and a generous benefit package.• Thanks largely to some generous donations from absent well-wishers, we also made more money than last year.• The Cranstons are among the museum's most generous donors.• She is usually generous in her judgments of people.• He was a generous man with strong abrasive streaks and keen hatreds.• My dad offered to pay my plane fare, which was very generous of him.• It's really a very generous one.• a generous pension plan• I am so amazed at how caring and generous people are here.• I usually stir a generous quantity of rum into the cake mixture.• He heaped the plate with a generous serving of meat and potato pie.• My sister's really generous. She's always buying things for her friends.• a generous slice of cake• Roy was always cheerful and outgoing and generous to everyone.• Nevertheless, the move back towards a more generous welfare policy for older people was hesitatingly slow.• Mrs. Flatch is a very generous woman.

generous to somebody• Ida is more generous to family and friends than her sister.

generous amount/helping/measure etc• Evelyn poured everyone out a generous measure.• She watched him carefully as Wakelate brought in the brandy and poured out a generous measure.• He poured a generous measure into a plastic cup then slid it over the top of the desk into her hand.• Has an interesting nuttiness and generous amount of alcohol, but not much spice.• He also made sure that the servants had a generous amount of beer, too.• The idea is to introduce a generous helping of loose feed in the first instance.• She poured out a generous measure of malt whisky and positioned the glass in front of his nose.• Simply smear on a generous amount over your skin after cleansing to make a revitalising face mask.

Origin generous

(1500-1600) French généreux, from Latin generosus “born into a high rank”, from genus; → GENUS

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