bounty 音標拼音: [b'ɑʊnti]
n . 慷慨,寬大,恩惠
慷慨,寬大,恩惠
bounty n 1 :
payment or reward (
especially from a government )
for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military [
synonym : {
bounty }, {
premium }]
2 :
the property of copious abundance [
synonym : {
amplitude },
{
bountifulness }, {
bounty }]
3 :
generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [
synonym :
{
bounty }, {
bounteousness }]
4 :
a ship of the British navy ;
in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat [
synonym : {
Bounty }, {
H .
M .
S .
Bounty }]
Bounty \
Boun "
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Bounties }. [
OE .
bounte goodness ,
kindness ,
F .
bont ['
e ],
fr .
L .
bonitas ,
fr .
bonus good ,
for older duonus ;
cf .
Skr .
duvas honor ,
respect .]
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1 .
Goodness ,
kindness ;
virtue ;
worth . [
Obs .]
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Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty .
--
Gower .
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2 .
Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors ;
gracious or liberal giving ;
generosity ;
munificence .
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My bounty is as boundless as the sea . --
Shak .
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3 .
That which is given generously or liberally . "
Thy morning bounties ." --
Cowper .
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4 .
A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service ;
or to encourage any branch of industry ,
as husbandry or manufactures .
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{
Bounty jumper },
one who ,
during the latter part of the Civil War ,
enlisted in the United States service ,
and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty . [
Collog .]
{
Queen Anne '
s bounty } (
Eng .
Hist .),
a provision made in Queen Anne '
s reign for augmenting poor clerical livings .
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Syn :
Munificence ;
generosity ;
beneficence .
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101 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bounty ":
Trinkgeld ,
aid ,
alimony ,
allotment ,
allowance ,
annuity ,
assistance ,
award ,
beneficence ,
bigheartedness ,
bonus ,
bonus system ,
bounteousness ,
bountifulness ,
bribe ,
charitableness ,
charity ,
consideration ,
depletion allowance ,
dole ,
donative ,
double time ,
easy purse strings ,
endowment ,
fee ,
fellowship ,
financial assistance ,
free hand ,
freedom ,
freehandedness ,
freeheartedness ,
freeness ,
fringe benefit ,
generosity ,
generousness ,
gift ,
givingness ,
goodness ,
graciousness ,
grant ,
grant -
in -
aid ,
gratuity ,
gravy ,
grease ,
great heart ,
greatheartedness ,
guaranteed annual income ,
help ,
honorarium ,
hospitality ,
incentive pay ,
inducement ,
lagniappe ,
largeheartedness ,
largeness ,
largess ,
largesse ,
liberality ,
liberalness ,
magnanimity ,
munificence ,
old -
age insurance ,
open hand ,
open heart ,
openhandedness ,
openheartedness ,
overtime pay ,
palm oil ,
pecuniary aid ,
pension ,
perks ,
perquisite ,
perquisites ,
philanthropy ,
pourboire ,
premium ,
present ,
price support ,
public assistance ,
public welfare ,
relief ,
retirement benefits ,
reward ,
salve ,
scholarship ,
solatium ,
something extra ,
sportula ,
stipend ,
subsidization ,
subsidy ,
subvention ,
support ,
sweetener ,
tax benefit ,
tip ,
unselfishness ,
welcome ,
welfare ,
welfare aid ,
welfare payments
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