英语词汇lady bountiful的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Lady Bountiful. British playwright George Farquhar (1678– 1707) wrote his last and best play, The Beaux’ Stratagem, on his deathbed with the help of a small gift of 20 guineas from an ac- tor friend. A former actor himself who quit the stage after acci- dentally wounding an opponent in a dueling scene, Farquhar maintained his cheerful disposition to the end and left behind a genial realistic comedy when he died in poverty at the age of 29. Lady Bountiful, a wealthy character in his play, has come to rep- resent any benevolent lady who contributes much of her wealth to a community (see boniface). The expression is today used mostly satirically, as in “She’s always playing Lady Bountiful.”

词汇	lady bountiful
词源	Lady Bountiful. British playwright George Farquhar (1678– 1707) wrote his last and best play, The Beaux’ Stratagem, on his deathbed with the help of a small gift of 20 guineas from an ac- tor friend. A former actor himself who quit the stage after acci- dentally wounding an opponent in a dueling scene, Farquhar maintained his cheerful disposition to the end and left behind a genial realistic comedy when he died in poverty at the age of 29. Lady Bountiful, a wealthy character in his play, has come to rep- resent any benevolent lady who contributes much of her wealth to a community (see boniface). The expression is today used mostly satirically, as in “She’s always playing Lady Bountiful.”
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