largesse
英 [lɑ?'(d)?es]
- n. 慷慨的贈與；慷慨贈與物（等于largess）
暢通詞匯GRE
英文詞源
- largesse (n.)
- also largess, "willingness to give or spend freely; munificence," c. 1200, from Old French largesse "a bounty, munificence," from Vulgar Latin *largitia "abundance," from Latin largus "abundant" (see large). In medieval theology, "the virtue whose opposite is avarice, and whose excess is prodigality" ["Middle English Dictionary"]. For Old French suffix -esse, compare fortress.
雙語例句
- 1. Our people are in no need of richer nations'largesse.
- 我國人民不需要富國的施舍.
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- 2. Bear's share holders will not benefit from the Fed's largesse.
- 貝爾的股東將從聯(lián)邦理事會的慷慨中得到一些收益.
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- 3. Broadly, there are two possible objections to Rio accepting Chinalco's largesse.
- 總體而言, 可能有兩種理由反對力拓接受中鋁的慷慨施舍.
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- 4. In unexpected largesse? am I cold.
- 怎會冷漠于意外的賞賜?
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- 5. Hence the unprecedented largesse of the bank bail - out.
- 這也是為什么對銀行的救助是如此前所未有的慷慨.
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