单词
largesse
英 [lɑ?'(d)?es]
基本信息
- n. 慷慨的赠与；慷慨赠与物（等于largess）
畅通词汇GRE
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Our people are in no need of richer nations'largesse.
- 我国人民不需要富国的施舍.
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- 2. Bear's share holders will not benefit from the Fed's largesse.
- 贝尔的股东将从联邦理事会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.
- 总体而言, 可能有两种理由反对力拓接受中铝的慷慨施舍.
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- 4. In unexpected largesse? am I cold.
- 怎会冷漠于意外的赏赐?
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- 5. Hence the unprecedented largesse of the bank bail - out.
- 这也是为什么对银行的救助是如此前所未有的慷慨.
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