generous adj. ⇨generous (a generous man/gift)⇨kind (a generous spirit)generous
adjective
generous ♦︎ liberal ♦︎ free with sthThese words all describe sb being willing to give freely, or sth that is given freely or in large amounts.这些词均表示人慷慨的、大方的或东西充足的、丰富的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be generous / liberal / free with sth◆a generous / liberal amount of sth◆liberal / free with your advice / criticism■generous (approving) (of a person) giving or willing to give freely; (of a gift) given freely or in large amounts; (of an amount of sth) more than is necessary(人)慷慨的;(礼物)丰厚的;(某物的数量)充足的,丰富的◆He's a kind and generous man.他是个仁慈大方的人。◆They were very generous with their time.他们毫不吝惜时间。◆It was very generous of her to offer to pay.她主动付账,真是大方。◆That's a very generous offer.那是一个很慷慨的提议。◆He took a generous helping of pasta.他取了一大份意大利面。OPPmean ⇨ meanadj.2▸generosity ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti; NAmEˌdʒenəˈrɑːsəti
noun
[uncountable, singular] ◆He treated them with great generosity.他对待他们慷慨大方。▸generously
adverb
◆Please give generously.请慷慨施与。■liberalˈlɪbərəl (ratherformal, written, sometimesdisapproving) generous; given in large amounts慷慨的;大方的;大量给予的◆She is very liberal with her money.她用钱很大方。◆I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism(= he criticizes people too much).我认为萨姆太爱批评人了。◆We ate cake with liberal amounts of whipped cream.我们吃蛋糕时抹了很多搅打过的奶油。NOTE辨析 Generous or liberal?In this meaning liberal is only used in the patterns liberal with sth or liberal amounts of sth. People can be liberal with their money, cash, criticism or advice, often in a way that other people do not approve of. People are more likely to be generous with their time or help, and this is sth that other people do approve of. If sb is generous with their money, you can just say that they are generous (without stating 'with their money').表达此义时,liberal仅用于liberal with sth或liberal amounts of sth句式。liberal可与money、cash、criticism或advice搭配,常带贬义。generous较常与time或help搭配,常表示褒义。形容人在金钱方面慷慨大方,可以只说be generous(后面不接with their money)。■ˈfree with sth
phrase
(written, oftendisapproving) ready to give sth, especially when it is not wanted(尤指别人不想要时)随便给出的◆He's too free with his opinions.他太爱随便发表意见了。