- generosity (to/towards somebody)
the fact of being generous (= willing to do kind things or give somebody money, gifts or time freely) 慷慨;大方;宽宏大量 Extra ExamplesHow can I repay your generosity? 我该怎样报答你的慷慨呢? She showed an unusual generosity of spirit to those who had opposed her. 对于那些曾经反对过她的人,她表现出异乎寻常的宽容。 The hospital has now bought a new body scanner, thanks to the generosity of local fund-raisers. 多亏本地的资金募集者慷慨相助,这所医院现在购置了一台新的人体扫描仪。 Their guests took advantage of their generosity, overstaying their welcome by several days. 客人们借着主人的慷慨又多住了几天,让主人感到不快。 their great generosity to the school 他们为学校慷慨解囊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extraordinary
- great
- incredible
- …
- extend
- show (somebody)
- appreciate
- …
- generosity to
- generosity towards/toward
- an act of generosity
- generosity of spirit
- thanks to the generosity of somebody
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting nobility of birth): from Latin generositas, from generosus ‘magnanimous’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.