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词汇 great-hearted
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Definition of great-hearted in English:

great-hearted

adjective ˈɡreɪthɑːtɪdˌɡreɪtˈhɑrdəd
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  • Having a noble, generous, and courageous spirit.

    〈旧〉心胸开阔的;慷慨无私的;品德高尚的;无畏的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For dusk has all but fallen on that great-hearted generation of Australians who fought here.
    • The Jesus portrayed in ‘the Passion’ is open and honest, great-hearted and human, strong and courageous.
    • The dynastic significance of Cecrops was recognized already by Homer, who called the citizens of Athens ‘people of the great-hearted Erechtheus, whom once Athena daughter of Zeus raised, but the life-giving earth bore him.’
    • Pembrokeshire has lost a great champion and we have all lost a very warm, kind, great-hearted man.
    • But still, there is so much more that is big and bold, imaginative and great-hearted.
    Synonyms
    generous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, open-handed, big-hearted, munificent, bountiful, liberal, handsome, princely, altruistic, kind, kindly, philanthropic, chivalrous, noble

Derivatives

  • great-heartedness

  • nounˌɡreɪtˈhɑːtɪdnəsˌɡreɪtˈhɑrdədnəs
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    • Their grief was palpable, for his great-heartedness had touched them financially, morally and emotionally.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the accommodations many of the women made there is a great-heartedness and an adaptive quality far ahead of their times.
      • Never have I met an artist of such spiritual concentration and intensity, or such vitality and great-heartedness.
      • A memorial service last week paid tribute to a Chelsea resident whose tact, imagination, humour and great-heartedness made him 'the perfect nanny for young artists'.

Definition of great-hearted in US English:

great-hearted

adjectiveˌɡreɪtˈhɑrdədˌɡrātˈhärdəd
dated
  • Having a noble, generous, and courageous spirit.

    〈旧〉心胸开阔的;慷慨无私的;品德高尚的;无畏的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Jesus portrayed in ‘the Passion’ is open and honest, great-hearted and human, strong and courageous.
    • Pembrokeshire has lost a great champion and we have all lost a very warm, kind, great-hearted man.
    • But still, there is so much more that is big and bold, imaginative and great-hearted.
    • For dusk has all but fallen on that great-hearted generation of Australians who fought here.
    • The dynastic significance of Cecrops was recognized already by Homer, who called the citizens of Athens ‘people of the great-hearted Erechtheus, whom once Athena daughter of Zeus raised, but the life-giving earth bore him.’
    Synonyms
    generous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, open-handed, big-hearted, munificent, bountiful, liberal, handsome, princely, altruistic, kind, kindly, philanthropic, chivalrous, noble
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