Definition of open-handed in English:

open-handed

adjective

1(of a blow) delivered with the palm of the hand.
（击打）用手掌的
an open-handed slap to the side of the face
Example sentencesExamples
- She punctuated her question with a sharp open-handed slap.
- It's an open-handed slap, but powered clear from the hips, and he absolutely staggers.
- Briant painted a picture of a meaningless post-pub altercation, an open-handed push, a momentary spat from which both parties walked away.
- If that fails, a strong, open-handed slap in the ear or mouth works pretty well.
2Giving freely; generous.
大方的；慷慨的
open-handed philanthropy
慷慨的善举。
Example sentencesExamples
- And this open-handed warmth equally encompasses the friendly, obliging ship's crew.
- I love our open-handed freedom, our democracy, our maverick humour and unflustered sense of a fair go.
- Rich though he was, he had never been open-handed; but nothing was too fine for his wife, in the way of silks or gems or linen, or whatever else she fancied.
- Armed with this knowledge that the museum is such an open-handed lender, I intend to drop by sometime myself to see what's on offer.
- We have been pretty open-handed now in facilitating the development of Chinese technology even for military purposes.
- Instead, he has had to stage impromptu press conferences to cope with a growing unease about how he would honour all the promissory notes he has been issuing in open-handed Texas style.
- The Viswarupa Darshan of Lord Krishna is marvellously brought out in the open-handed use of hushed but powerful tones of red, yellow, black and white.
- It may already be too late to take the more open-handed British approach, and for reasons of self-preservation they may need to adopt an uncharacteristically guarded stance.
- You are very open-handed in your aim to help your fellow man.
- However, a participation rate of 100 percent is unrealistic, given that participation rates for even the most open-handed European programs are well below this maximum.
- The construction industry is one of the biggest and most open-handed lobbyists in Japan, and dozens of politicians rely on its money for their re-election funds.
- I would also like to thank Tim Barnett for his chairing, which was both fair and open-handed in its approach.
- After the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands, US assistance for its British ally was far from instant or open-handed.
- If, like me, you live and work in a big city, you may at first mistrust their open-handed friendliness.
- That seems appropriate for a man who was, by all accounts, as quirky, gentle, open-handed, and sweet-tempered as his music.
- Both these patriarchs fathered large families from a number of wives, both were intimately involved with the holy sanctuary of the Kaaba at Mecca and both were renowned for the open-handed generosity with which they cared for pilgrims.
- The King's open-handed attitude to royal display also partly accounts for the style of masque costumes because, although he did not perform in masques himself, lavish expenditure on his clothes set a precedent at court.
- The more of it they produce, the greater will be society's admiration for them and the more open-handed will be the attitude of policymakers and taxpayers regarding their compensation.
- The same open-handed policy applied to gooseberries which grew plentifully where I lived; but not to strawberries or plums, which were private property.
Synonyms
generous, magnanimous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, big-hearted, great-hearted, munificent, bountiful, liberal, handsome, princely
altruistic, kind, kindly, philanthropic, chivalrous, noble, unselfish, selfless, self-sacrificing, generous to a fault, ungrudging, unstinting
literary bounteous

Derivatives

open-handedly

adverb

To this, Jun open-handedly received it and quickly flipped through the pages it contained, skimming the details and the data regarding the Society's secret source of information.
Example sentencesExamples
- Slowly, the young angel marched closer towards the watching Stand, taking a knee about a foot away from the young boy while offering to him his trusted weapon open-handedly.

open-handedness

noun

For here again, the emir / Federation president may see these expenditures as ways of forfending local opposition to Abu Dhabi's munificence toward the other emirates, and its open-handedness in foreign aid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such open-handedness must have war and plunder to feed it.
- Winder's history of immigration charts an admirable course between the Scylla of racist little Britainism and the Charybdis of utopian open-handedness.
- Set my wife on the right path to open-handedness.
- His open-handedness harmed the economy: taxation (mostly in kind) rose inexorably despite the confiscation of the vast temple treasures.

词汇	open-handed
释义	Definition of open-handed in English: open-handed adjective 1(of a blow) delivered with the palm of the hand. （击打）用手掌的 an open-handed slap to the side of the face Example sentencesExamples She punctuated her question with a sharp open-handed slap. It's an open-handed slap, but powered clear from the hips, and he absolutely staggers. Briant painted a picture of a meaningless post-pub altercation, an open-handed push, a momentary spat from which both parties walked away. If that fails, a strong, open-handed slap in the ear or mouth works pretty well. 2Giving freely; generous. 大方的；慷慨的 open-handed philanthropy 慷慨的善举。 Example sentencesExamples And this open-handed warmth equally encompasses the friendly, obliging ship's crew. I love our open-handed freedom, our democracy, our maverick humour and unflustered sense of a fair go. Rich though he was, he had never been open-handed; but nothing was too fine for his wife, in the way of silks or gems or linen, or whatever else she fancied. Armed with this knowledge that the museum is such an open-handed lender, I intend to drop by sometime myself to see what's on offer. We have been pretty open-handed now in facilitating the development of Chinese technology even for military purposes. Instead, he has had to stage impromptu press conferences to cope with a growing unease about how he would honour all the promissory notes he has been issuing in open-handed Texas style. The Viswarupa Darshan of Lord Krishna is marvellously brought out in the open-handed use of hushed but powerful tones of red, yellow, black and white. It may already be too late to take the more open-handed British approach, and for reasons of self-preservation they may need to adopt an uncharacteristically guarded stance. You are very open-handed in your aim to help your fellow man. However, a participation rate of 100 percent is unrealistic, given that participation rates for even the most open-handed European programs are well below this maximum. The construction industry is one of the biggest and most open-handed lobbyists in Japan, and dozens of politicians rely on its money for their re-election funds. I would also like to thank Tim Barnett for his chairing, which was both fair and open-handed in its approach. After the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands, US assistance for its British ally was far from instant or open-handed. If, like me, you live and work in a big city, you may at first mistrust their open-handed friendliness. That seems appropriate for a man who was, by all accounts, as quirky, gentle, open-handed, and sweet-tempered as his music. Both these patriarchs fathered large families from a number of wives, both were intimately involved with the holy sanctuary of the Kaaba at Mecca and both were renowned for the open-handed generosity with which they cared for pilgrims. The King's open-handed attitude to royal display also partly accounts for the style of masque costumes because, although he did not perform in masques himself, lavish expenditure on his clothes set a precedent at court. The more of it they produce, the greater will be society's admiration for them and the more open-handed will be the attitude of policymakers and taxpayers regarding their compensation. The same open-handed policy applied to gooseberries which grew plentifully where I lived; but not to strawberries or plums, which were private property. Synonyms generous, magnanimous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, big-hearted, great-hearted, munificent, bountiful, liberal, handsome, princely altruistic, kind, kindly, philanthropic, chivalrous, noble, unselfish, selfless, self-sacrificing, generous to a fault, ungrudging, unstinting literary bounteous Derivatives open-handedly adverb To this, Jun open-handedly received it and quickly flipped through the pages it contained, skimming the details and the data regarding the Society's secret source of information. Example sentencesExamples Slowly, the young angel marched closer towards the watching Stand, taking a knee about a foot away from the young boy while offering to him his trusted weapon open-handedly. open-handedness noun For here again, the emir / Federation president may see these expenditures as ways of forfending local opposition to Abu Dhabi's munificence toward the other emirates, and its open-handedness in foreign aid. Example sentencesExamples Such open-handedness must have war and plunder to feed it. Winder's history of immigration charts an admirable course between the Scylla of racist little Britainism and the Charybdis of utopian open-handedness. Set my wife on the right path to open-handedness. His open-handedness harmed the economy: taxation (mostly in kind) rose inexorably despite the confiscation of the vast temple treasures.
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