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    Generosity is the name for a generous heart, or for generous behaviour: giving more than you have to, or thinking well of people. People use it for money and gifts, of course — thanking someone for their generosity when they pay, share food, or help you move house.

    Generositygenerosity is the name for a generous heart, or for generous behaviour是「慷慨的心」或「慷慨的行為」的名稱: giving more than you have to, or thinking well of people指給得比你需要的多,或對人往好處想. People大家 use it用這個字 for money and gifts, of course當然是在講錢和禮物 — thanking someone for their generosity when they pay, share food, or help you move house比方說對方付錢、分享食物,或幫你搬家時,你謝謝他的 generosity

    Though actually, it is not only about money. A teacher who gives you extra time, a friend who does not keep score, a stranger who lets you go first — that is generosity too. It can even mean a kind of largeness in how you judge others: you give them the kinder reading of what they did.

    Though actually不過事實上, it is not only about money這不只是跟錢有關. A teacher who gives you extra time, a friend who does not keep score, a stranger who lets you go first一個多給你時間的老師、一個不計較的朋友、一個讓你先走的陌生人 — that is generosity too這些也是 generosity. It它 can even mean a kind of largeness in how you judge others甚至可以指你評斷別人時的一種大器: you give them the kinder reading of what they did你給他們的行為一個比較善意的解讀

    The word feels a little more formal than generous. In everyday talk people often just say someone is generous, and save generosity for writing, speeches, or when they want to name the quality itself. You can show generosity, thank someone for it, or speak of an act of generosity. It is almost always a compliment.

    The word這個字 feels a little more formal than generous感覺比 generous 正式一點. In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people often just say someone is generous大家常常直接說某人 generous, and save generosity for writing, speeches, or when they want to name the quality itself把 generosity 留給寫作、演講,或想指名這個特質的時候. You可以 can show generosity表現出 generosity, thank someone for it為此謝謝某人, or speak of an act of generosity或說某個 generosity 的行為. It它 is almost always a compliment幾乎永遠是一種讚美

    When people talk about “the generosity of the land” or “the generosity of the data,” they are stretching it: they mean there is a lot, more than enough. That stretch is real, but it is the side meaning, not the centre.

    When people talk about當大家說「the generosity of the land」or「the generosity of the data,」「the generosity of the land」或「the generosity of the data」 they are stretching it他們是在延伸這個字的用法: they mean there is a lot, more than enough意思是「量很多,多到超過所需」. That stretch is real這種延伸用法是真實存在的, but it is the side meaning, not the centre但那是邊緣的意思,不是核心

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組成generous + -ity (the ending that turns a describing word into the name of a quality). From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās.

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  • generousthe adjective this noun is built from

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

generositynoun/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/

  • 1

    The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

    • We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.
    • Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.
  • 2

    A desire to give or share without expecting payment; charity; an eager willingness to demonstrate openness and empathy or to provide a charitable outlook on something; a desire to share either emotionally or in resources, time, etc.

  • 3

    A generous act.

    • May the generosities of the founders of these halls, be rewarded by the fair and holy characters which shall be here formed[…].
    • Givens took the proffered hand. He held it for a time while he allowed the generosity of his nature to overcome his grief at the loss of Bill…
  • 4

    The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.

    • He ate everything, despite the generosity of the portions.
  • 5

    archaicGood breeding; nobility of stock.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。