Word · Frequency #8545
generously
宽大地；慷慨地；丰盛地
in a generous manner
- 1.
In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.
慷慨地；宽厚地；充足地。
慷慨地；宽厚地；充足地。
In use
She generously donated her entire savings to the charity.
The host generously served us a large portion of food.
He generously forgave his friend's mistake.
verb + generously
表示动作的慷慨程度。
They donated generously to the charity.
他们慷慨地向慈善机构捐款。
generously + adjective
修饰形容词，表示程度大。
The portions were generously large.
分量非常大。
generously + past participle
常用于被动结构。
The room was generously lit.
房间光线充足。
Common mistakes
He gave generous to the charity.He gave generously to the charity.
generously是副词，修饰动词give，表示慷慨地；而generous是形容词，不能修饰动词。
She is a generously person.She is a generous person.
修饰名词person应用形容词generous，而不是副词generously。
Connections
Collocations
- give generously
- 慷慨地给予
- She gave generously to the homeless shelter.她慷慨地捐赠给了收容所。
- donate generously
- 慷慨地捐赠
- Many people donated generously to the disaster relief fund.许多人慷慨地向救灾基金捐款。
- reward generously
- 慷慨地奖赏
- The company rewards its employees generously for their hard work.公司慷慨地奖励员工的辛勤工作。
- treat generously
- 慷慨地款待
- He treated his friends generously to dinner at a fancy restaurant.他慷慨地请朋友在一家高档餐厅吃晚饭。
- serve generously
- 丰盛地供应
- The restaurant serves generous portions of food.这家餐厅供应丰盛的食物。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
generously中的‘gener’像‘generate’（产生），慷慨地给予就是大量产生给予。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：charitable giving、lenient acts、abundant portions 该词语体灵活，多用于正式或正面描述，如慷慨捐赠、宽大处理或充足分量，日常使用也常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with /əsli/ and are perfect rhymes with 'generously'. Words like 'jealousy' (/ˈdʒɛl.ə.si/) share the spelling -ously but differ in pronunciation.
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。
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