- [uncountable, countable] (literary)
generous actions; something provided in large quantities 慷慨之举；大量给予之物 to thank the Lord for his bounty 感谢上帝的慷慨 the bounties of nature 大自然丰富的物产。
- [countable]
money given as a reward 奖金；赏金 a bounty hunter (= somebody who catches criminals or kills people for a reward) 为得到赏金而抓捕罪犯或去杀人的人
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting goodness or generosity): from Old French bonte ‘goodness’, from Latin bonitas, from bonus ‘good’. The sense ‘monetary reward’ dates from the early 18th cent.