释义
good-hearted or good·heart·ed [ goo d -hahr -tid ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgʊdˈhɑr tɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
Origin of good-hearted First recorded in 1545–55
OTHER WORDS FROM good-hearted good-heart·ed·ly, good·heart·ed·ly, adverb good-heart·ed·ness, goodheartedness, noun Words nearby good-hearted Good Friday, good graces, good grief, good hair, good head on one's shoulders, have a, good-hearted , Good Hope, Goodhue, good humor, good-humored, good-humoured
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Example sentences from the Web for good-hearted The whole thing seemed so gracious and good-hearted , and remarkably wise, too.
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Los Angeles was just a big, dry, sunny place with ugly homes and no style, but good-hearted and peaceful.
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I am a good-hearted person and a very loyal friend, and I know you will see that if you write me.
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Catrine's a good lass enough, and a good-hearted , and lets herself be deaved all day with a runt of an auld wife like me.
David Balfour, Second Part | Robert Louis Stevenson
The good-hearted soul took infinite trouble in his rough way to fulfil the pledge he had given.
The Shellback's Progress | Walter Runciman
Now the gaoler had a daughter, a pleasant wench and good-hearted , who assisted her father in the lighter duties of his post.
The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame
Notwithstanding this detractive feature, Mistress Betty was a good-hearted soul.
Ande Trembath | Matthew Stanley Kemp
There's something so ready about him, and he's so kind and good-hearted as well as clever.
The Twelfth Hour | Ada Leverson
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