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单词 lady bountiful
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lady bountiful n
  1. an ostentatiously charitable woman
Etymology: after a character in George Farquhar's play The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lady Bountiful, pl. Lady Bountifuls, Ladies Bountiful. 
  1. Literaturea wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
  2. (sometimes l.c.) a woman of noteworthy generosity or charity.

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