munificent
munificent 英 [mju:ˈnɪfɪsnt] 美 [mjuˈnɪfɪsənt]
adj. 慷慨的；丰厚的；宽宏的
- If you give your best friend a bracelet for her birthday, then you’re a good friend. If you give her a diamond bracelet, a racehorse, and an oil well, then you’re a munificent friend, meaning you are very lavish when it comes to giving gifts. (And it’s possible you may also be broke.)
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- adj. 慷慨的；丰厚的；宽宏的
- munificent (adj.) 1580s, back-formation from munificence, or else from Latin munificent-, stem of munificus "bountiful, liberal, generous," literally "present-making," from munus "gift or service; function, task, duty, office" (see municipal). Latin munificare meant "to enrich."
mu·nifi·cent / mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt ; NAmE mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt / adjective ( formal) extremely generous 极慷慨的 ◆ a munificent patron/gift/gesture 慷慨的赞助人╱馈赠╱表示 ▶ mu·nifi·cence / mjuːˈnɪfɪsns ; NAmE mjuːˈnɪfɪsns / noun [uncountable ] mu·nifi·cent / mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt ; NAmE mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt / mu·nifi·cence / mjuːˈnɪfɪsns ; NAmE mjuːˈnɪfɪsns /
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