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单词 lady-bountiful
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La·dy Boun·ti·ful

/ˌleɪdi ˈbaʊntɪfl/
/ˌleɪdi ˈbaʊntɪfl/
(British English, usually disapproving)
  1. a woman, especially an upper-class woman, who likes to appear generous with her money or time. The name comes from a character in the play The Beaux' Stratagem (1707) by the Irish writer George Farquhar (1678-1707)富饶的女士:一个女人,特别是上流社会的女人,喜欢用自己的金钱或时间表现出大方。这个名字来自爱尔兰作家乔治·法夸尔(1678-1707)的戏剧《美人的战略》(The Beaux'Stratagem,1707)中的一个角色。
    • She likes to help out at the school and play Lady Bountiful.她喜欢在学校帮忙并扮演“慷慨女士”的角色。
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