英语词汇“generosity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan made the museum project possible.
The Prince was famous for his generosity.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But pervasive as this behavior may be, we do have moments of generosity and altruism.
Government should not try to legislate goodness or generosity.
He was a man of exceptional generosity, in fact I can truthfully say over-generous.
I liked him because of that, and because of his generosity.
This may be one reason for the relative generosity of earlier community help.
Too polite to refuse their generosity, he went through the ceremony.
We have steadily improved the coverage and generosity of the benefits system.
Without ability, intelligence or cordiality; they know nothing of generosity or manly feeling.

Longman Language Activatorgenerous► generous

someone who is generous gives money or presents to other people, and you think it is kind and good of them to do this: · My sister's really generous. She's always buying things for her friends.· I am so amazed at how caring and generous people are here.· The Cranstons are among the museum's most generous donors.generous to: · Roy was always cheerful and outgoing and generous to everyone.it is generous of somebody (to do something): · My dad offered to pay my plane fare, which was very generous of him.

► generosity

generous behaviour: · The Prince was famous for his generosity.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► generosity shown

I shall never forget the generosity shown by the people of Bataisk.

► acts of generosity

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► kindness/generosity etc personified

Bertha was kindness personified.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► great

· I should have confessed everything, as I do now, and appealed to your great generosity of spirit.· These women, often with family responsibilities of their own, do a heavy and demanding job with great generosity of spirit.· Unlike so many brilliant teachers I thought that Basil was completely altruistic - this was born out of his great generosity.· In a place full of precious antiques, this shows great generosity by the management.

► public

· The charity has to rely on public generosity and numerous fundraising ventures to fund the scheme locally.· But this does not imply public generosity either.

VERB► show

· For his part, Perry is pressing the Agriculture Department in Washington to show more generosity in federal crop-insurance programs.· The bookmakers, showing unusual generosity, gave them a 44-point advantage on the handicap betting list.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► presume on/upon somebody’s friendship/generosity etc

I will not presume upon your friendship any further.

WORD FAMILYnoungenerosityadjectivegenerousadverbgenerously

单词	generosity
释义	generositygen‧e‧ros‧i‧ty /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti $ -ˈrɑː-/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan made the museum project possible. The Prince was famous for his generosity. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But pervasive as this behavior may be, we do have moments of generosity and altruism. Government should not try to legislate goodness or generosity. He was a man of exceptional generosity, in fact I can truthfully say over-generous. I liked him because of that, and because of his generosity. This may be one reason for the relative generosity of earlier community help. Too polite to refuse their generosity, he went through the ceremony. We have steadily improved the coverage and generosity of the benefits system. Without ability, intelligence or cordiality; they know nothing of generosity or manly feeling. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorgenerous► generous someone who is generous gives money or presents to other people, and you think it is kind and good of them to do this: · My sister's really generous. She's always buying things for her friends.· I am so amazed at how caring and generous people are here.· The Cranstons are among the museum's most generous donors.generous to: · Roy was always cheerful and outgoing and generous to everyone.it is generous of somebody (to do something): · My dad offered to pay my plane fare, which was very generous of him. ► generosity generous behaviour: · The Prince was famous for his generosity. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► generosity shown I shall never forget the generosity shown by the people of Bataisk. ► acts of generosity COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► kindness/generosity etc personified Bertha was kindness personified. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► great · I should have confessed everything, as I do now, and appealed to your great generosity of spirit.· These women, often with family responsibilities of their own, do a heavy and demanding job with great generosity of spirit.· Unlike so many brilliant teachers I thought that Basil was completely altruistic - this was born out of his great generosity.· In a place full of precious antiques, this shows great generosity by the management. ► public · The charity has to rely on public generosity and numerous fundraising ventures to fund the scheme locally.· But this does not imply public generosity either. VERB► show · For his part, Perry is pressing the Agriculture Department in Washington to show more generosity in federal crop-insurance programs.· The bookmakers, showing unusual generosity, gave them a 44-point advantage on the handicap betting list. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► presume on/upon somebody’s friendship/generosity etc I will not presume upon your friendship any further. Word family WORD FAMILYnoungenerosityadjectivegenerousadverbgenerously [uncountable] a generous attitude, or generous behaviour: an act of great generositygenerosity to/towards his generosity to the poor I shall never forget the generosity shown by the people of Bataisk.acts of generosity
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