GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
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adj. 慷慨的，大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 大量，许多;大众，人群;
💡 multi很多+tude状态→多的状态→多数，群众
"a multitude of possibilities"
众多的可能性
近义：army, pile, mass, crowd, host, legion
反义：hoot, iota, jot, scrap, tittle, trace
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adv. 起初，原来;独创地，独出心裁地;自来;本;
"The song was originally a filler on their first album."
这首歌在他们第一张专辑中本来是用来凑时间的。
近义：initially
反义：last, ultimately, eventually, finally
n. 单词;话语;诺言;消息;
vt. 措辞，用词;用言语表达;
vi. 讲话;
💡 世界（world)不是一句（l） 话能讲清楚的 “我的”发音，吐 词不清
"a word of Greek derivation"
由希腊语派生的词
近义：phrase, redact, say, speak, verbalise, verbalize
adj. 高尚的;贵族的;外表庄严和庄重的;表现出崇高的;
n. 尊贵的人;旧时在英国使用的金币;
💡 nob(高贵的)+le: 高尚的
"He died for a noble cause."
他为了高尚的事业而牺牲。
近义：hidalgo, aristocrat, nobleman, patrician, don, gentleman
反义：plebe, commoner, peeress, ignoble, lowly, proletariat