Magnanimity is the name for a certain kind of kindness: you could be hard on someone — especially someone you have just beaten — and you choose to be generous instead. A winner who does not keep talking about the win, a boss who does not punish a worker for an honest mistake, a country that treats a defeated enemy with respect: those are pictures of magnanimity.

Magnanimity這個字 is the name for a certain kind of kindness是某一種寬容的名稱: you could be hard on someone你原本可以對某人很嚴厲——especially someone you have just beaten尤其是你剛打敗的人——and you choose to be generous instead但你卻選擇寬厚以待。A winner who does not keep talking about the win贏了卻不一直提這件事的贏家, a boss who does not punish a worker for an honest mistake不因員工一次無心之過而處罰他的老闆, a country that treats a defeated enemy with respect以尊重對待戰敗敵人的國家: those are pictures of magnanimity這些都是magnanimity（寬宏大量）的畫面。

The word is formal and a little old. You will meet it in books, speeches, and careful news more than in ordinary talk.

The word這個字 is formal and a little old正式而且有點古老。You will meet it你會在 in books, speeches, and careful news書籍、演講，以及講究用字的新聞裡遇到它 more than in ordinary talk比在日常對話裡更常見。

Younger people are more likely to say “that was big of her” or “he was very generous.” The dictionary answer is “kindness after a victory,” and that is the heart of it — though actually people also stretch it to any moment when the stronger person refuses to be small.

Younger people年輕人 are more likely to say比較可能會說 "that was big of her"「她這樣做很有氣度」 or "he was very generous."或「他人真的很大方」。The dictionary answer字典給的答案 is "kindness after a victory,"是「贏了之後的寬厚」, and that is the heart of it這就是它的核心——though actually不過事實上 people also stretch it大家也會把它用得更廣 to any moment when the stronger person refuses to be small用在任何強者不願意小家子氣的時刻。