Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20899
magnanimous
宽宏大量；高尚慷慨
Noble and generous in spirit; willing to forgive or overlook insults.
- 1.
Noble and generous in spirit.
宽宏大量的；高尚而慷慨的。
- 2.
noble and generous in spirit
高尚慷慨
- 3.
generous and understanding and tolerant
宽宏大量
宽宏大量的；高尚而慷慨的。；高尚慷慨；宽宏大量；宽宏大量的；有雅量的；[法] 气量大的
In use
Even though she had been unfairly criticized, she remained magnanimous and praised her opponent's efforts.
The magnanimous king pardoned the rebels and offered them land to rebuild their lives.
Despite winning the championship, the magnanimous coach credited the rival team for pushing them to excel.
a magnanimous conqueror
magnanimous toward his enemies
be magnanimous toward/to sb
toward/to 后接人，表示对某人宽宏大量。
She was magnanimous toward her critics.
她对自己的批评者宽宏大量。
be magnanimous in sth
常与 victory, defeat 等名词搭配，强调在某种情境下表现出的大度。
Connections
Collocations
- magnanimous gesture
- 宽宏大量的姿态
- At the ceremony, the winner made a magnanimous gesture toward the runner-up.在典礼上，获胜者对亚军表现出宽宏大量的姿态。
- magnanimous in victory
- 胜利时的宽宏大量
- The champion was magnanimous in victory, congratulating his defeated opponent warmly.这位冠军在胜利后显得宽宏大量，热情地祝贺落败的对手。
- magnanimous offer
- 慷慨大度的提议
- He made a magnanimous offer to donate the entire prize to charity.他慷慨大度地提议把全部奖金捐给慈善机构。
- magnanimous spirit
- 宽宏大量的气度
- The team showed a magnanimous spirit by sharing the prize money with their substitutes.这支队伍表现出宽宏大量的气度，把奖金与替补队员分享。
- magnanimous attitude
- 宽容大度的态度
- Her magnanimous attitude toward criticism won her many followers.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把magnanimous想成'mag大 + anim心 + ous'：气度大如海，别人冒犯也能宽厚原谅。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、public speeches、historical biographies magnanimous 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，形容人心胸宽广、愿意原谅或慷慨助人；日常口语中更常说 generous、forgiving 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 magnanimous 真正押韵的词以 /ˈnænəməs/ 或 /ˈlænəməs/ 结尾，如 unanimous、pusillanimous。注意 anonymous、synonymous 虽也以 -mous 结尾且拼写相似，但重读元音是 /ɑː/ 而非 /æ/，故不押韵。
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