liberality

大学

n. 慷慨, 宽宏大量, 心胸宽大, 胸怀广阔, 公正, 丰富, 宽阔, 丰满

发音

US /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/

词形变化

liberalities 复数 liberalities

别名

liberalitte

教材释义与例句

名词

慷慨,大方;心胸宽阔,胸怀广阔

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.

    不可数

    That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay.

  2. 2.

    A gift; a gratuity.

    不可数

    A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.

  3. 3.

    Candor.

    不可数
  4. 4.

    Impartiality.

    不可数

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.

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