generous
/ˈdʒɛnɚəs/KK
dʒɛ·nɚ·əs
變化形
more generous
most generous
1.
慷慨的；大方的
願意給予金錢、物品、時間或幫助，而且給得比一般預期更多
用法：常用於人或其行為，後面可接介系詞「對」所對應的受詞或「在……方面」所對應的事物
My aunt was generous enough to pay for the whole family dinner.
我阿姨很慷慨，願意付全家吃晚餐的費用。
Thank you for being so generous with your time and advice.
謝謝你慷慨地提供時間和建議。
2.
大量的；豐厚的
數量、份量或規模比一般預期更多
用法：通常放在名詞前面，用來強調數量或份量充足
The restaurant gave us a generous amount of fried rice.
那家餐廳給了我們很多炒飯。
The company gave her a generous amount of extra money at the end of the year.
公司在年底給了她一大筆額外的錢。
3.
寬厚的；寬容的
願意以寬容或友善的方式對待他人的錯誤、要求或表現
用法：可用來形容對他人錯誤的看法，也可形容條件對某人有利
The teacher was generous and gave us one more day to finish the project.
老師很寬厚，多給我們一天完成專題。
That is a generous offer, so I need some time to think about it.
那是很優厚的條件，所以我需要一些時間考慮。
常見錯誤
The restaurant gave a generous to us portion.
The restaurant gave us a generous portion.
He is generous for his friends.
He is generous to his friends.
She gave me a generous advice.
She gave me some generous advice.
My brother is generous with give me money.
My brother is generous enough to give me money.
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學習提示
・形容人時，generous 通常是正面評價，表示願意分享、付出或原諒他人。
・「對某人慷慨」常用「對應的介系詞加上某人」；「在時間或金錢方面慷慨」常用「和……一起使用的介系詞加上事物」。
・generous 不只表示「慷慨」，也能表示數量、份量或條件很豐厚。