資料來源 : pyDict
有雅量的,量大的,大量的,豐富的,慷慨的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.]
1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak.
2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. ``The generous critic.'' --Pope.
``His generous spouse.'' --Pope. ``A generous pack [of
hounds].'' --Addison.
3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
generous table. --Swift.
5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
generous wine.
Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. --
{Gen"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Gen"er*ous*ness}, n.
資料來源 : WordNet®
generous
adj 1: willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous
donation" [ant: {stingy}]
2: not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his
judgment of people" [ant: {ungenerous}]
3: more than adequate; "a generous portion"