generous/ˋdʒɛnərəs; ˈdʒen$rəs/adj 1 someone who is generous is kind and enjoys giving people things or helping them [ mean ] 慷慨的﹐大方的: +to/towards Billy was extraordinarily generous to his friends. 比利对待朋友极其大方。+with Jim is always generous with his time (=is willing to spend time helping people). 吉姆总是愿意花时间去帮助别人。It was generous of you to offer to help. 你真大方﹐主动提出帮忙。generous offer/gesture/donation etc a very generous gift 丰厚的礼物2 more than the usual amount 大量的〔超出通常的数量〕: generous amount/helping/portion etc a generous slice of cake 一大块蛋糕 —generously adv : Please give generously to Cancer Research. 请为癌症研究所慷慨解囊。