单词 | Lady Bountiful |
释义 | Lady Bountiful/ˌleɪdi ˈbaʊntɪfʊl /A woman who engages in ostentatious acts of charity to impress others.Pip really will be missed, as she has been a Lady Bountiful on behalf of Orange for so many good arts causes. Early 19th century: from the name of a character in Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem (1707) See parent entry: lady |
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