hearty
['hɑ:ti]
a. 诚恳, 健壮, 热烈, 盛



hearty
heartier, heartiest
[ adj ]

1. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

<adj.all>
gave us a cordial reception
a hearty welcome

2. providing abundant nourishment

<adj.all>
a hearty meal
good solid food
ate a substantial breakfast
four square meals a day

3. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health

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a hearty glow of health

4. consuming abundantly and with gusto

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a hearty (or healthy) appetite

5. without reservation

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hearty support

Hearty \Heart"y\, n.; pl. {Hearties} (h[aum]rt"[i^]z).
Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar
address and fellowship among sailors. --Dickens.


Hearty \Heart"y\ (h[aum]rt"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Heartier}
(h[aum]rt"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Heartiest}.]
1. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm;
cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic;
active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting
the government.

Full of hearty tears
For our good father's loss. --Marston.

2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a
hearty man; hearty timber.

3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty
food; a hearty meal.

Syn: Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial;
earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.

Usage: {Hearty}, {Cordial}, {Sincere}. Hearty implies honesty
and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers
to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings
are expressed; sincere implies that this expression
corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man
should be hearty in his attachment to his friends,
cordial in his reception of them to his house, and
sincere in his offers to assist them.