“宽大”常见的英文表达有 spacious、broad、generous、lenient 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
含义:强调空间宽敞、开阔,常用于描述房间、场地等物理空间。
例句:
The living room is very spacious.(客厅非常宽敞。)
This hotel offers spacious rooms with beautiful views.(这家酒店提供视野优美的宽敞客房。)
含义:侧重于宽度大,也可引申为“宽阔的”“广泛的”。
例句:
He has broad shoulders.(他肩膀宽阔。)
The river is broad here.(这条河在这里很宽。)
She has a broad knowledge of literature.(她有广泛的文学知识。)
含义:可表示“宽大的”“慷慨的”,强调数量、尺寸或态度上的慷慨、大方。
例句:
The dining table is generous in size.(这张餐桌尺寸很大。)
He is a generous employer who gives his staff good benefits.(他是一位慷慨的雇主,给员工很好的福利。)
含义:专门用于形容对人或事的处理“宽大的”“仁慈的”,通常指在惩罚、要求等方面较为宽松。
例句:
The judge was lenient with the young offender.(法官对这个年轻罪犯从宽处理。)
The teacher was very lenient this time.(老师这次很宽容。)