
好词典

源自中古英语 'bounte',意为'慷慨'或'善良',最终来自拉丁语 'bonitas'(善良)。
❶ 指慷慨给予的奖励或报酬,通常用于鼓励完成特定任务或捕获罪犯等。
“The government offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of the criminals.”
(政府悬赏提供线索以逮捕罪犯的信息。)
“Hunters received bounties for eliminating invasive species.”
(猎人因消灭入侵物种而获得奖励。)
❶ 指丰富的资源或慷慨的馈赠,常用于形容自然或人的慷慨。
“The bounties of nature provide us with food and shelter.”
(大自然的馈赠为我们提供了食物和住所。)
“Her kindness was like the bounties of a generous harvest.”
(她的善良如同丰收的慷慨馈赠。)
bounty hunter — 指专门追捕逃犯或完成悬赏任务以获取报酬的人,常见于法律或冒险场景。
“The bounty hunter tracked down the fugitive across three states.”
(赏金猎人跨越三个州追捕逃犯。)