Word · Frequency #21442
largesse
慷慨的赠与；慷慨的赏钱
a gift or sum of money given generously, often in a showy way
- 1.
The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.
愿意捐赠金钱、资源或时间的特质；慷慨,大方。
- 2.
Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.
常与 do、give 或 make 连用:尤指地位高的人在特殊场合慷慨赠予礼物或金钱；也指过度或浪费的给予。
- 3.
Money, etc., given in this way.
以这种方式给予的金钱等。
- 4.
Abundance of something (chiefly beneficial), regarded as having been given generously.
某物(主要是有益的)的丰富,被认为是慷慨给予的。
- 5.
An act of donating or giving generously.
慷慨捐赠或给予的行为。
- 6.
A specific gift of money, etc., given in this way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.
以这种方式给予的特定金钱等礼物,特指(历史上)收获季节的；捐赠,赏钱。
慷慨；慷慨大方；愿意捐赠金钱、资源或时间的特质；慷慨,大方。；常与 do、give 或 make 连用:尤指地位高的人在特殊场合慷慨赠予礼物或金钱；也指过度或浪费的给予。；以这种方式给予的金钱等。；某物(主要是有益的)的丰富,被认为是慷慨给予的。
In use
The wealthy artist was known for her largesse, donating millions to local museums.
Hundreds of families benefited from the charity's largesse during the winter storm.
His largesse surprised even his friends, who were unaccustomed to such generosity.
the largesse of sb/sth
此结构用 of 引出施与者，语义较正式，常暗含施舍或炫耀式慷慨。
The new library was funded by the largesse of an anonymous donor.
新图书馆由一位匿名捐赠者的慷慨捐赠资助建成。
sb's largesse to sb/sth
sb's 表示施与者，to 后接受益者；largesse 在此既指具体钱物，也指慷慨行为。
The company's largesse to local charities was widely praised.
该公司对当地慈善机构的慷慨捐赠受到了广泛赞扬。
dispense largesse (to sb)
Connections
Collocations
- dispense largesse
- 分发赏赐；施予慷慨馈赠
- The billionaire was known for dispensing largesse to local charities.这位亿万富翁以向当地慈善机构慷慨捐赠而闻名。
- government largesse
- 政府的慷慨拨款；政府施予的恩惠
- Many farmers depend on government largesse to survive poor harvests.许多农民靠政府的慷慨补助度过歉收季节。
- royal largesse
- 王室的慷慨赠赐；皇家恩赐
- The palace announced fresh royal largesse for the flood victims.王室宣布向洪灾灾民提供新的慷慨捐助。
- receive largesse
- 接受馈赠；获得赏赐
- The festival committee received largesse from several local businesses.节日组委会收到了几家当地企业的慷慨赞助。
- spread the largesse
- 广为施舍；分发恩惠
- The new policy is meant to spread the largesse among workers.这项新政策旨在让工人们普遍受益于这些慷慨补助。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：largesse 里有 large，想象有人给出一大笔（large）赏钱，慷慨大方地施与。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲或书面文章、文学叙事、新闻报道 largesse 通常属于正式用词，多用于书面或较隆重的场合，指慷慨赠予或所赠之物；日常口语较少使用，有时带有展示慷慨或恩赐的意味。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 largesse 押韵：它们都以重读的 /es/ 音结尾（如 dress、guess、confess、obsess、duress 和动词 address）。注意拼写相似的 large（/lɑːdʒ/）和 lease（/liːs/）发音完全不同；名词 address 在美式英语中读 /ˈædres/，与动词 /əˈdres/ 不押韵。
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