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magnanimous 音標拼音: [mægn'ænəməs] a. 寬宏大量的,有雅量的 寬宏大量的,有雅量的 magnanimous adj 1: noble and generous in spirit; " a greathearted general"; " a magnanimous conqueror" [ synonym: { greathearted}, { magnanimous}] 2: generous and understanding and tolerant; " a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; " that' s very big of you to be so forgiving"; " a large and generous spirit"; " a large heart"; " magnanimous toward his enemies" [ synonym: { big}, { large}, { magnanimous}] Magnanimous \ Mag* nan" i* mous\, a.[ L. magnanimus; magnus great animus mind. See { Magnate}, and { Animus}.] 1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror. [ 1913 Webster] Be magnanimous in the enterprise. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] To give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done, and to lay down Far more magnanimous than to assume. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish. [ 1913 Webster] Both strived for death; magnanimous debate. -- Stirling. [ 1913 Webster] There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity. -- Washington. [ 1913 Webster] 77 Moby Thesaurus words for " magnanimous": altruistic, august, benevolent, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, chivalrous, conciliatory, considerate, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, famous, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, free, freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, glorious, godlike, gracious, great, great of heart, greathearted, handsome, heroic, high, high- minded, hospitable, idealistic, indulgent, kind, knightly, large, largehearted, lauded, lavish, lenient, liberal, lofty, long- suffering, longanimous, magnificent, majestic, munificent, noble, noble- minded, open, openhanded, openhearted, patient, placable, princely, profuse, prominent, renowned, soaring, sparing, stintless, sublime, superb, tolerant, tolerating, towering, ungrudging, unresentful, unrevengeful, unselfish, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting |
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