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单词 bounties
释义

bounty /bownˈti/

noun
  1. Generosity in bestowing gifts
  2. The gift bestowed
  3. Money offered as a reward or premium in general or, formerly, an inducement to enter the army, or (king's or queen's bounty) to a mother who has three or more children at a birth
ORIGIN: OFr bontet (Mod Fr bonté) goodness, from L bonitās, -ātis, from bonus good

bounˈteous or bounˈtiful adjective

  1. Generous in giving
  2. Abundant, plentiful

bounˈteously or bounˈtifully adverb

bounˈteousness or bounˈtifulness noun

bounˈtyhed noun (Spenser)

bounty hunter noun

A person who hunts down wanted criminals, or anything for which a reward has been offered

Lady Bountiful

  1. The charitable great lady of a district
  2. An ironic name for a patronizingly generous female do-gooder

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