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

ETYMOLOGYgenerous

Origin: 1500-1600 French généreux, from Latin generosus born into a high rank

COLLOCATIONS► a generous offer/donation/gift etc.

Thank you for your generous donation to our campaign.

THESAURUSsaying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them or make them happy► kind

saying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them or make them happy: That was such a kind thing to say. My aunt was a kind woman.

► nice

friendly and kind. Nice sounds more informal than kind: It was really nice of him to give me a ride home.

► considerate

thinking about other people’s feelings or about what would be helpful to them, or showing that you do this: It was considerate of her to call when she was going to be late.

► thoughtful

thinking of things you can do to make other people happy, or doing things that show that you think in this way: His birthday gift was so thoughtful – it was just what I wanted.

► caring

kind and wanting to take care of people, or doing things that show that you are this way: Kids need to know there is a caring adult that they can talk to.

► helpful

always willing to help people, or doing things that show that you are this way: It was very helpful of him to take his grandmother to the hospital.

► gentle

kind and never angry or violent, or doing things that show that you are this way: He was a gentle man who never raised his voice.

► compassionate

formal feeling or showing sympathy for people who are unhappy or suffering: My father was firm with us, but also warm and compassionate.

► sympathetic

feeling or showing that you understand how sad, hurt, lonely, etc. someone feels: He gave me a sympathetic look.

► unselfish

thinking about other people’s needs before your own, or doing things that show that you think this way: For the relationship to work, both partners have to learn to be unselfish at times.

► generous

always willing to give people money, presents, etc. without expecting anything back from them, or showing that you are this way: My grandfather was very generous with his money and his time.

► humane

treating people or animals in a way that is not cruel and causes them as little pain or suffering as possible: The group works to promote the humane treatment of animals.

单词	generous
释义	generousgenerous /ˈdʒɛnərəs/ ●●○ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYgenerous Origin: 1500-1600 French généreux, from Latin generosus born into a high rank Collocations COLLOCATIONS► a generous offer/donation/gift etc. Thank you for your generous donation to our campaign. Thesaurus THESAURUSsaying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them or make them happy► kind saying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them or make them happy: That was such a kind thing to say. My aunt was a kind woman. ► nice friendly and kind. Nice sounds more informal than kind: It was really nice of him to give me a ride home. ► considerate thinking about other people’s feelings or about what would be helpful to them, or showing that you do this: It was considerate of her to call when she was going to be late. ► thoughtful thinking of things you can do to make other people happy, or doing things that show that you think in this way: His birthday gift was so thoughtful – it was just what I wanted. ► caring kind and wanting to take care of people, or doing things that show that you are this way: Kids need to know there is a caring adult that they can talk to. ► helpful always willing to help people, or doing things that show that you are this way: It was very helpful of him to take his grandmother to the hospital. ► gentle kind and never angry or violent, or doing things that show that you are this way: He was a gentle man who never raised his voice. ► compassionate formal feeling or showing sympathy for people who are unhappy or suffering: My father was firm with us, but also warm and compassionate. ► sympathetic feeling or showing that you understand how sad, hurt, lonely, etc. someone feels: He gave me a sympathetic look. ► unselfish thinking about other people’s needs before your own, or doing things that show that you think this way: For the relationship to work, both partners have to learn to be unselfish at times. ► generous always willing to give people money, presents, etc. without expecting anything back from them, or showing that you are this way: My grandfather was very generous with his money and his time. ► humane treating people or animals in a way that is not cruel and causes them as little pain or suffering as possible: The group works to promote the humane treatment of animals. 1willing to give more money, time, etc. than is expected to help or please someone OPP stingy: She’s a very generous woman.generous to/toward Josh is very generous to the kids.generous with My grandfather has always been very generous with his money.it is generous of somebody to do something It’s very generous of you to help.a generous offer/donation/gift etc. Thank you for your generous donation to our campaign.► see thesaurus at kind22[usually before noun] larger or more than the usual or expected amount: a generous slice of cake a generous pension plan3sympathetic in the way you deal with people, and tending to see the good qualities in them not the bad: a generous comment [Origin: 1500–1600 French généreux, from Latin generosus born into a high rank] → see also generous/kind etc. to a fault at fault1 (6)—generously adverb
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