goodheartedとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 gode herted; equivalent to good +‎ hearted.

発音

• IPA: /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
• (General American) IPA: /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/

形容詞

goodhearted (comparative more goodhearted, superlative most goodhearted)

1. kind, generous and altruistic
   • 1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow‎, pages 45–46:

     She saw that Velvin, if a stubborn man, was a very simple and very goodhearted one, and she prided herself on her skill in sweetly reasonable persuasion of the lower classes.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:affectionate
• warm-hearted

語源

From 中期英語 gode herted.

発音

• IPA: /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
• (General American) IPA: /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/

形容詞

good-hearted (comparative more good-hearted or better-hearted, superlative most good-hearted or best-hearted)

1. (idiomatic) Kind and well-intentioned.
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 192:

     Good-hearted fellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger.

   • 1925, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “A Supreme Moment”, in Emily Climbs, New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, page 130:

     It’s sweet of you to forgive her, Emily dear. You are better-hearted than I am. I’m afraid I could never pardon any one who had made me such a laughing stock.

   • 2010, Dilly Court, chapter 14, in A Mother’s Secret, London: Arrow Books, Random House, published 2011, →ISBN, page 263:

     ‘My pa is the best-hearted man in all of London,’ Lottie said, spooning pease pudding onto the plates. ‘He’s never turned anyone from the door or walked past a beggar on the streets.’

   • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer behind it.

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