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Generosity N Rashness Nobility `Dʒenə'Rɔsiti N.慷慨,大方 英 慷慨,大方(Willingn

单词 generosity
音标 [`dʒenə'rɔsiti]
解释 n.慷慨,大方
红宝书 【英】 n. 慷慨,大方(willingn ess to share; unselfishness)
【考】 courage : rashness / generosity : prodigality(勇气过分是鲁莽/慷 慨过分是挥霍)
【记】 来自 generous(慷慨的)
字源 generosity (n.)
early 15c., "nobility, goodness of race," from Latin generositatem (nominative generositas) "nobility, excellence, magnanimity," from generosus (see generous). Meaning "munificence" is recorded from 1670s.
不择手段背单词 n. 慷慨大方 = unselfishness; (思想或行为的)崇高 = magnanimity
【类】courage: rashness = generosity: prodigality勇气过分是鲁莽 = 慷慨过分是挥霍
趣味全助记 【记】来自generous 大方;general 有将军,长,头的意思→当老板,头的总是慷慨大方的

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