单词 | generous |
释义 | gen·er·ous 1. archaic 2. a. < unusually generous in his judgments of people — Osbert Sitwell > < projecting a more generous basis for the reorganization of society — V.L.Parrington > < a generous national credo which actuality often fails to live up to — C.J.Rolo > < capable of generous enthusiasms — Alfred Buchanan > < the dreams of all the generous visionaries of the past — Carl Van Doren > b. < a generous hospitality > < generous with the loot he has accumulated from his victims — Frederic Morton > < advocating a generous system of old age pensions > < of a generous disposition, he freely shared his supply — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > c. (1) < set himself up in generous style — American Guide Series: Maine > < the harvests … were generous — Theodore Saloutos > < wide overhangs and generous verandas — Lewis Mumford > < generous portions of food > < sets a generous table > < a shirt with generous cuffs > (2) of a wine < like a draught of some generous southern wine — Norman Douglas > Synonyms: see liberal |
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