kind, generous and forgiving, especially towards an enemy or competitor 寬宏的,大度的(尤指對敵人或對手) a magnanimous gesture 大度的姿態 He was magnanimous in defeat and praised his opponent's skill. 他對失敗表現得很灑脫,並且贊揚了對手的才能。 The regime had to decide whether to be magnanimous in victory. 該政權必須決定是否在勝利中表現得寬宏大量。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin magnanimus (from magnus ‘great’ + animus ‘soul’) + -ous.