Magnanimous - adj. （对敌人或失败者）宽宏大量的，大度的；有雅量的；宽大的

magnanimous

　　Definition

　　1: showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit

　　the irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers - Joseph Addison

　　2: showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind

　　too sincere for dissimulation, too magnanimous for resentment - Ellen Glasgow

　　Synonyms

　　-big,chivalrous,elevated,gallant,great,greathearted,high,high-minded,lofty,lordly,natural,noble,sublime

　　Example Sentences

　　1 "No problem," I dismissed his concerns with a magnanimous flick of the wrist. - Tom Perrotta, Joe College, 2000

　　2 … and many of them retain a respectful Eisenhower-or-Kennedy-era view of America as Japan's usually magnanimous elder brother. - James Fallows, Atlantic, August 1989

　　3 … with the off-duty cops downing them as fast as he could pour, Leery could afford to be magnanimous and play the jukebox for the boys and girls. - Joseph Wambaugh, The Delta Star, 1983

　　4 Levesque was magnanimous in victory, immediately reassuring English-speaking Quebecers that they were still welcome in the province, an integral part of its history. - Mordecai Richler, Atlantic, June 1983

　　5 Gobert was magnanimous in his departure, graceful and grateful to the end. -Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022

　　6 Remember: a good sandwich-maker is a magnanimous sandwich-maker. - Ryan Chapman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022

　　7 As María García, the steely yet magnanimous proprietor of a once-thriving tequila distillery in western Mexico, Sánchez, in her first lead role in a feature, is riveting from first scene to last. - Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022