generous
英 ['dʒen(ə)rəs]
美['dʒɛnərəs]
- adj. 慷慨的，大方的；宽宏大量的；有雅量的
词态变化
副词: generously;
助记提示
1、字面含义为：of noble birth.
2、一般高贵出身的人都是具有绅士风度的，而具有绅士风度的人一般都是很慷慨的、大方的。
2、一般高贵出身的人都是具有绅士风度的，而具有绅士风度的人一般都是很慷慨的、大方的。
中文词源
generous 大方的，慷慨的
来自词根gen, 生育，词源同generate. 原指出生高贵的，词义褒义化。
英英释意
- 1. willing to give and share unstintingly;
- "a generous donation"
- 2. not petty in character and mind;
- "unusually generous in his judgment of people"
- 3. more than adequate;
- "a generous portion"
英文词源
- generous
- generous: [16] Generous comes via Old French genereux from Latin generōsus, which originally meant ‘of noble birth’ (a sense which survived in English into the late 17th century – Richard Knolles, for instance, in his General history of the Turks 1603, wrote of ‘many knights of generous extraction’). It was a derivative of genus in the sense ‘birth, stock, race’, and harks back semantically to its ultimate source in the Indo-European base *gen- ‘produce’ (see GENERAL). Its semantic progression from ‘nobly born’ through ‘noble-minded, magnanimous’ to ‘liberal in giving’ took place largely in Latin.
=> general - generous (adj.)
- 1580s, "of noble birth," from Middle French généreux (14c.), from Latin generosus "of noble birth," figuratively "magnanimous, generous," from genus (genitive generis) "race, stock" (see genus). Secondary senses of "unselfish" (1690s) and "plentiful" (1610s) in English were present in French and in Latin. Related: Generously; generousness.
考试真题
- Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
出自-2010年6月听力原文
- Generous parental leave policies and readily available part-time options have unintended consequences:instead of strengthening women's attachment to the workplace,they appear to weaken it.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- Among high-skilled, better-educated employees, however, opposition was strongest in states with both high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
- Younger people today mostly accept that they will have to work for longer and that their pensions will be less generous.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
- That's pretty generous of him.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- It is a trait of generous character
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- An A-team may require A balance—not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.
2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文
- At long last, in a comfortable home, with a generous pension, he should learn to take things easy.
2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读表达 原文
- It's an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
- Losing a job is hurting: you don’t skip down to the jobcentre with a song in your heart, delighted at the prospect of doubling your income from the generous state.
出自-2014年考研阅读原文
- 70 a week, one of the least generous in the EU.
出自-2014年考研阅读原文
- Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited "allowance", conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at ￡71.70 a week, one of the least generous in the EU.
2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Losing a job is hurting: you don't skip down to the jobcentre with a song in your heart, delighted at the prospect of doubling your income from the generous state.
2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Politicians have repeatedly "backloaded" public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.
2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- a generous benefactor
- 慷慨的捐助者
牛津词典
- to be generous with your time
- 不吝惜时间
牛津词典
- to be generous in giving help
- 乐于助人
牛津词典
- a generous gift/offer
- 丰厚的礼物；慷慨的提议
牛津词典
- It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both.
- 他主动为我们俩付钱，真是大方。
牛津词典
- a generous helping of meat
- 一大份肉
牛津词典
- The car has a generous amount of space.
- 这辆汽车的空间很大。
牛津词典
- a generous mind
- 宽阔的胸怀
牛津词典
- He wrote a very generous assessment of my work.
- 他给我写的工作评价多有赞誉之词。
牛津词典
- Please give generously.
- 请慷慨施与。
牛津词典
- a dress that is generously cut (= uses plenty of material)
- 用料多的连衣裙
牛津词典
- German banks are more generous in their lending...
- 德国银行的借贷条件更为宽松。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The gift is generous by any standards.
- 无论以哪个标准来衡量，这都是一份厚礼。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was always generous in sharing his enormous knowledge...
- 他从不吝啬与人分享自己渊博的知识。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision.
- 他十分大度地祝贺他的继任者做出了决定。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a generous six weeks of annual holiday...
- 充裕的6个星期长的年假
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He should be able to keep his room tidy with the generous amount of storage space.
- 有那么宽绰的储物空间，他应该可以保持房间的整齐。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'll be revenged on the whole lot of you for this.
- 这个仇我是要报的,你们一个也逃不了.
期刊摘选
- We collected ￡478 , but a very generous benefactor made it up to ￡500.
- 我们募捐了478英镑, 一位非常慷慨的捐款人凑足到500英镑.
《简明英汉词典》
- She was kind and generous.
- 她心地善良,宽容大量.
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- Our host was very generous, heaping a plate of food to us.
- 主人十分慷慨, 给我们装了一盘食物.
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- They have made generous response to the appeals for funds.
- 他们对募集资金的呼吁作出了慷慨的响应.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He's not very generous with his money; he'll pay for necessary things, but rarely lashes out.
- 他花钱不很大方, 他会买一些必需的东西, 但很少乱花.
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- That salary is more than generous.
- 那工资很丰厚.
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- She was generous with her money.
- 她很乐于仗义疏财.
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- He got a fine fame for being generous with his money to help others.
- 他因慷慨解囊而得到好名声.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It was generous of you to forgive me.
- 你原谅我的过错真是宽宏大量.
《简明英汉词典》