May 2, 2012 =========

☆ generous　気前のよい

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Today’s word, “generous” is usually used to describe people. For example,
a generous person is someone who is friendly, helpful and willing
to see the good qualities in someone or something. You could also say
someone is generous, if they usually give more of something, especially
money, than is usual or expected. Would you describe yourself as a
generous person?

You can also use ”generous” to describe the amount of something when it
is much larger than usual or necessary. For example, “the apartment had a
generous amount of storage.” In this case, the meaning is similar to “lavish”,
as in, “the apartment had a lavish amount of storage.”

Bye,
Chris
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今日の言葉「generous(気前の良い)」は、主に人に対して使う言葉です。
例えば“a generous person”は、フレンドリーで他人の役に立ち、人や物の良い所を見出す、そんな人です。
また、特にお金などを惜しまずに多く支払う人のことも「generous」と言いますね。
あなたは「generous」な人ですか？

さらに、何かが通常より、また、必要よりも多いことを表す時にも使う言葉です。
例えば、

“The apartment had a generous amount of storage.”
(そのアパートは、収納が豊富だった)

と言ったら、「lavish(過分な、豊富な)」と同じような意味を持ちます。

それでは！
クリス