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BNC: 7604 COCA: 7952

generosity

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
generosity /ˌʤɛnəˈrɑːsəti/ noun
generosity
/ˌʤɛnəˈrɑːsəti/
noun
Learner's definition of GENEROSITY
[noncount]
: the quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish : the quality of being generous慷慨;大方;不吝啬
especially : willingness to give money and other valuable things to others(尤指)慷慨解囊
BNC: 7604 COCA: 7952

generosity

noun

gen·​er·​os·​i·​ty ˌje-nə-ˈrä-sə-tē How to pronounce generosity (audio)
-ˈrä-stē
plural generosities
1
a
: the quality or fact of being generous
a person of great generosity
b
: a generous act
2
: abundance
great generosity of spirit

Example Sentences

her generosity toward the poor a sidewalk beggar who benefited from the generosity of kindhearted passersby
Recent Examples on the Web The show devoted to their collection exemplifies the generosity that has made Cleveland an amazingly rich city of the arts. Steven Litt, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Her Majesty put us at east with her grace and generosity. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 There are some wonderful riffs here, and a soulful generosity extended toward the kind of folk that never get their due in so many ways, all wrapped around the compelling but seldom explored conceit of a success that happens at the wrong time. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 Thieves stole the catalytic converter from the Weymouth Food Pantry’s box truck — knocking out the vehicle critical to the pantry’s service — but a local business’s generosity has kept the food deliveries going. Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Combs’ generosity continued into his second Bangor show Saturday night. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 By the end of the Crimean War, Mother Seacole had become the archetype of the loyal colonial subject doing her bit for the British war effort—the embodiment of Christian kindness, compassion and generosity of spirit. Helen Rappaport, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 But the general trend—in Destiny 2 and most games with microtransactions—is toward less generosity. Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2022 Those who knew him spoke of his warmth, generosity, eagerness to help others and dedication as a father and husband. Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of generosity was in 1566
BNC: 7604 COCA: 7952
generosity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENEROSITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEextraordinary, great, incredible特別慷慨;非常大方;極為慷慨boundless, selfless無比的慷慨;慷慨無私VERB + GENEROSITYextend, show (sb)表示慷慨;(對某人)表現出慷慨He thanked them for the extraordinary generosity they had shown.他感謝他們所表現出的異乎尋常的慷慨。appreciate對慷慨表示感謝take advantage of利用慷慨Their guests took advantage of their generosity, overstaying their welcome by several days.客人們借着主人的慷慨又多住了幾天,讓主人感到不快。repay報答慷慨How can I repay your generosity?我該怎樣報答你的慷慨呢?PREPOSITIONgenerosity to, generosity towards/toward對⋯的大方their great generosity to the school他們為學校慷慨解囊PHRASESan act of generosity慷慨之舉generosity of spirit寬宏大量的精神She showed an unusual generosity of spirit to those who had opposed her.對於那些曾經反對過她的人,她表現出異乎尋常的寬容。thanks to the generosity of sb由於某人的慷慨The hospital has now bought a new body scanner, thanks to the generosity of local fund-raisers.多虧本地的資金募集者慷慨相助,這所醫院現在購置了一台新的人體掃描儀。

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