Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3178
Fully loadedgenerous
慷慨的；大方的
willing to give money, help, or time freely and more than is usual or expected
- 1.
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
行为或行动高尚；有原则而不小气；仁慈、宽宏大量。
- 2.
willing to give and share unstintingly
乐于无私地给予和分享的
- 3.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
乐于慷慨给予和分享；表现出愿意付出比预期或所需更多(尤其是金钱)。
- 4.
not petty in character and mind
心胸宽广,不小气。
- 5.
Large; more than ample; copious.
大量的；超过充足的；丰富的。
- 6.
more than adequate
超出足够的
- 7.
Invigorating in its nature.
本质上使人精力充沛的。
宽厚的；宽宏大量的；丰盛的；充足的；大量的；提神的；令人振奋的；行为或行动高尚；有原则而不小气；仁慈、宽宏大量。；乐于无私地给予和分享的
In use
He made a generous donation to the local hospital.
Despite the betrayal, she was generous enough to forgive him.
The café serves generous portions of cake.
a generous donation
unusually generous in his judgment of people
a generous portion
generous to/towards sb
表示对某人的态度大方。
She is generous to her friends.
她对朋友很慷慨。
generous with sth
表示在提供某物方面大方。
Connections
Collocations
- generous donation
- 慷慨的捐款
- The charity received a generous donation from an anonymous donor.这家慈善机构收到了一位匿名捐赠者的慷慨捐款。
- generous offer
- 慷慨的提议
- She made a generous offer to pay for our flight tickets.她慷慨地提出为我们支付机票费用。
- generous portion
- 大份的（食物）
- The restaurant serves generous portions of pasta.这家餐厅供应大份的意大利面。
- generous spirit
- 宽宏大量的精神
- He showed a generous spirit by forgiving his opponent.他以宽宏大量的精神原谅了他的对手。
- generous person
- 慷慨的人
- My aunt is a very generous person who always helps others.我的阿姨是一个非常慷慨的人，总是帮助别人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解为gene（基因）+rous（激起），基因激起慷慨之心，天生大方。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：charity、gift-giving、hospitality、forgiveness、quantity 通常为中性词，适用于正式与非正式语境，可描述赠送、宽恕或充足等含义。
Grammar Note
常形容人，指慷慨给予或宽宏大量
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'dangerous' and 'numerous' share a similar ending sound with 'generous', while 'famous' looks similar but sounds different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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