ungenerous
UK/ʌn'dʒen(ə)rəs/US/'ʌn'dʒenәrәs/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Not generous; stingy, or unkind and unfair in judgment
不慷慨的，吝啬的；刻薄的，苛刻的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
generousbirth, produce, kind
=ungenerous
un- (not) + generous = not generous — either with money (stingy) or with judgment (it would be ungenerous to call him lazy). generous itself is from gen- via 'of noble birth' → 'behaving nobly, openhandedly.'
Common Collocations
- 1.ungenerous to对……刻薄
- 2.ungenerous remark刻薄的言论
- 3.ungenerous interpretation苛刻的解读
Example Sentences
- 1.
It would be ungenerous to dismiss her effort as luck.
- 2.
He was ungenerous with both his time and his praise.