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gen·er·ous
/ˈʤɛnrəs, ˈʤɛnə-/
(
a
.)有雅量的,量大的,大量的,豐富的,慷慨的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gen·er·ous
a.
1.
Of
honorable
birth
or
origin
;
highborn
. [
Obs
.]
The
generous
and
gravest
citizens
.
--
Shak
.
2.
Exhibiting
those
qualities
which
are
popularly
reregarded
as
belonging
to
high
birth
;
noble
;
honorable
;
magnanimous
;
spirited
;
courageous
.
“The
generous
critic.”
--
Pope
.
“His
generous
spouse.”
--
Pope
.
“A
generous
pack
[
of
hounds].”
--
Addison
.
3.
Open-handed
;
free
to
give
;
not
close
or
niggardly
;
munificent
;
as
,
a
generous
friend
or
father
.
4.
Characterized
by
generosity
;
abundant
;
overflowing
;
as
,
a
generous
table
.
5.
Full
of
spirit
or
strength
;
stimulating
;
exalting
;
as
,
generous
wine
.
Syn:
--
Magnanimous
;
bountiful
.
See
Liberal
.
--
Gen*er*ous*ly
,
adv.
--
Gen*er*ous*ness
,
n.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
generous
adj
1:
willing
to
give
and
share
unstintingly
; "
a
generous
donation
" [
ant
:
stingy
]
2:
not
petty
in
character
and
mind
; "
unusually
generous
in
his
judgment
of
people
" [
ant
:
ungenerous
]
3:
more
than
adequate
; "
a
generous
portion
"
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