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Liberality

“Liberality” 是一个名词,描述一个人在金钱或物质上表现出的慷慨大方,或者在思想、见解上表现出的宽容和开明。

  1. “He was known for his liberality towards local charities.” (他因对当地慈善机构慷慨解囊而闻名。)
  2. “We should treat people of different backgrounds with liberality and respect.” (我们应该以宽容和尊重的态度对待不同背景的人。)
  3. “The liberality of the donor’s gift allowed the university to build a new library.” (捐赠者的慷慨赠予使大学得以建造一座新的图书馆。)

源自 “liberal” (自由的/慷慨的)。最终源于拉丁语 “liberalis”,意为“与自由人相称的、高尚的”。

  • 词根: liberal
  • 后缀: -ity (名词后缀,表示性质或状态)

在古代和中世纪的伦理观中,“liberality” 被视为一种美德,是指在金钱使用上的一种中庸之道——既不吝啬也不挥霍。它代表了一个受过良好教育、有教养的自由人应有的风范。

  • 形容词: liberal (慷慨的/自由的)
  • 副词: liberally (大方地/自由地)

Liberal (自由/大方) + ity (名词后缀)。自由的心态带来的就是对他人的大方和宽容。

“The old king was loved not for his power, but for his liberality. He made sure that even the poorest families in his kingdom had enough to eat, and he always listened to new ideas with an open mind, no matter where they came from.” (老国王受人爱戴并非因为他的权力,而是因为他的慷慨和开明。他确保王国内即使是最贫穷的家庭也有足够的食物,并且他总是以开放的心态倾听新思想,无论这些思想源自何处。)