generously

/ˈdʒɛnɝəsɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.

Word Origin Generous comes from Latin generosus, originally meaning 'of noble birth' — from genus 'race, kind.' The idea was that noble people were expected to be magnanimous. That's why generous shifted to mean 'giving freely.' The same root gives us generate (to produce a kind), generation, and generic (pertaining to a whole kind).

adv In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample. B2 ✓

She generously donated half of her inheritance to charity.

(副词) 慷慨地;大方地;不吝啬地

她慷慨地将一半的遗产捐赠给了慈善机构。

(adverbio) generosamente; con generosidad; dadivosamente; desprendidamente; a manos llenas [De manera generosa; de un modo dadivoso o abundante.]

Ella donó **generosamente** la mitad de su herencia a la caridad.

(adverbe) généreusement; largement; abondamment; amplement [D'une manière généreuse, avec largesse ou abondance.]

Elle a généreusement donné la moitié de son héritage à des œuvres caritatives.

(Adverb) großzügig; freigiebig; spendabel [Auf eine großzügige Weise; in einer Art und Weise, die Freigiebigkeit oder Großzügigkeit zeigt.]

Sie spendete **generously** die Hälfte ihres Erbes an eine Wohltätigkeitsorganisation.

(副詞) 気前よく、惜しみなく、寛大に

彼女は遺産の半分を惜しみなく慈善団体に寄付した。

(advérbio) generosamente; abundantemente; largamente [De maneira generosa, de forma a ser dadivoso ou abundante.]

Ela generosamente doou metade de sua herança para a caridade.

Common collocations

give verb so adv very adv donate verb contribute verb provide verb most adv treat verb support verb offer verb season subst sponsor verb

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