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bounty

noun
🔊/ˈbaʊnti/
🔊/ˈbaʊnti/
(plural bounties)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] (literary) generous actions; something provided in large quantities慷慨之举；大量给予之物
    • to thank the Lord for his bounty感谢主的恩惠
    • the bounties of nature大自然丰富的物产。
  2. [countable] money given as a reward奖金；赏金
    • a bounty hunter (= somebody who catches criminals or kills people for a reward)为得到赏金而抓捕罪犯或去杀人的人
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting goodness or generosity): from Old French bonte ‘goodness’, from Latin bonitas, from bonus ‘good’. The sense ‘monetary reward’ dates from the early 18th cent.