| 单词 | magnanimity |
| 释义 | magnanimity (once / 1953 pages) n Magnanimous behavior is noble, generous, or unselfish, and to exhibit magnanimity is to be this way. He showed great magnanimity in not pressing charges when I drove his car into the pond. "Accidents happen my friend," he said, and patted me on the back. In Latin, magnus means "great": a magnate is a great man; a magnum is a great big bottle of champagne. Magnanimity is the generous greatness of spirit. When you are being the bigger person, you are behaving with magnanimity. "The supermodel grabbed the magnum of champagne, lifted it to her mouth and drained the bottle. With great magnanimity, her host smiled and offered her another." WORD FAMILYmagnanimity: magnanimities+/magnanimous: magnanimity, magnanimously, magnanimousness USAGE EXAMPLESThe bills offer Mr. Trump an opportunity to demonstrate magnanimity and maybe earn some political capital for the rest of his agenda. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) At first, things seemed pleasant, with the two parties sending one another drinks as a show of magnanimity. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) For those who were celebrating, he quoted Churchill about not gloating: “In victory, magnanimity.” New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) n liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit Syn|Hyper largess, largesse, munificence, openhandedness liberality, liberalness the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament |
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