generosity學測 L4KK [ˌdʒɛnɚˈɑsəti] | /ˌdʒɛnɚˈɑsəti/
慷慨;大方·善心之舉;大方的行為
龍騰B3L3單字,GEPT中級常考
In a small act of generosity, Ana gave half her lunch to a hungry classmate.
安娜把一半的午餐分給飢餓的同學,展現小小的慷慨。
一個畫面:雙手捧滿主動送出
捧滿雙手雙手捧得滿滿,象徵自己擁有很多可以給
主動遞出不等對方開口,先把東西送到對方手上
空手回望送出後轉身就走,不等待任何回報
義項
送食濟貧C1noun慷慨;大方
The rich man's generosity was well known, for he gave food to the poor every winter.
這位富翁的慷慨眾所皆知,因為他每年冬天都送食物給窮人。
great generosityout of generosity
贈書助童C1noun善心之舉;大方的行為
Her generosity showed in the way she gave her old books to children who had none.
她把舊書送給沒有書可讀的孩子,這正是她善心之舉的展現。
an act of generosity
片語
an act of generosity捐出物資 →一個慷慨的舉動
out of generosity主動掏錢 →出於好意;出於慷慨
show generosity伸手給予 →展現慷慨
generosity of spirit心胸寬大 →寬大的胸襟
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His ___ made him give food to the poor every winter. (generosity / generous)
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generosity
generosity 是名詞,generous 是形容詞,此處需要名詞。
'Her generosity showed in the way she gave her old books to children.' 這裡的 generosity 指什麼?(A) 慷慨的特質 (B) 具體的慷慨行為
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(B)
此句描述具體的給予行為,對應「善心之舉」義項,而非特質本身。
字族
generous 慷慨的;大方的・generously 慷慨地