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单词 generosity
释义 gen·er·os·i·ty
\ˌjenəˈräsəd.ē, -s(ə)tē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English generosite, from Latin generositat-, generositas, from generosus + itat-, -itas -ity
1. archaic : nobility of birth or breeding : high quality
2.
 a. : liberality in spirit or act : magnanimity, benevolence
  < pleads for greater generosity in regard to immigration — S.K.Padover >
  < will make gestures of the greatest generosity to his opposition — W.S.White >
 especially : liberality in giving
 b. : an act or instance of magnanimity or munificence
  < his countless generosities >
3. : abundance, copiousness
 < the extreme generosity of technical illustration — Science >
: largeness, amplitude
 < a … generosity of hips not sanctioned by the styles — Mary Deasy >
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