Generous



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.慷慨的
• ［类］ despotic : tyranny / generous : liberality ( 专制的[人]专制 / 慷慨的[人]慷慨)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French genereus, from Latin generosus, from gener-, genus
• Date: 1583
• 1. archaic highborn
• 2.
  • a. characterized by a noble or forbearing spirit ; magnanimous, kindly
  • b. liberal in giving ; openhanded
  • c. marked by abundance or ample proportions ; copious <a thin salt-and-pepper moustache interrupted by a generous nose — Richard Zabel>
• Synonyms: see liberal
• ? generously adverb
• ? generousness noun

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