单词 | bounty |
释义 | Word Frequency bounty(ˈbaʊntɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. generosity in giving to others; liberality 2. a generous gift; something freely provided 3. a payment made by a government, as, formerly, to a sailor on enlisting or to a soldier after a campaign 4. any reward or premium offering bounties of up to $200,000 for information Word origin C13 (in the sense: goodness): from Old French bontet, from Latin bonitās goodness, from bonus goodWord Frequency Bounty(ˈbaʊntɪ) noun a British naval ship commanded by Captain William Bligh, which was on a scientific voyage in 1789 between Tahiti and the West Indies when her crew mutinied |
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