generosity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/    美 /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/|[ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time. uncountable
    — We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.
  2. A desire to give or share without expecting payment; charity; an eager willingness to demonstrate openness and empathy or to provide a charitable outlook on something; a desire to share either emotionally or in resources, time, etc. uncountable
  3. A generous act. countable
    — May the generosities of the founders of these halls, be rewarded by the fair and holy characters which shall be here formed[…].
  4. The trait of being abundant, more than adequate. uncountable
  5. Good breeding; nobility of stock. archaic,uncountable

词形变化

generosities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
capernosity overgenerosity supergenerosity ungenerosity

词源

From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās, equivalent to generous + -ity.
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