ample

Compared meaning: more than enough in amount (adjective).

比较义项：数量上超过通常水平、充足有余（形容词）。

• generous

  Describes an amount given or offered by someone, implying liberality on the giver's part; typically collocates with portions, tips, gifts or salaries.

  指某人给予或提供的数量，暗示给予者慷慨大方；通常与份量、小费、礼物、薪水等搭配使用。

  She left a generous tip for the waiter after dinner.

  晚饭后她给服务员留了一笔丰厚的小费。

• ample 本词

  Simply means more than sufficient for a purpose, with no sense of anyone being generous; typically collocates with space, time, resources or evidence.

  仅表示某物对某种用途而言绰绰有余，不涉及是否有人慷慨给予；通常与空间、时间、资源、证据等搭配使用。

  We have ample time to finish the project before the deadline.

  我们有充足的时间在截止日期前完成这个项目。

Generous and ample both describe an amount more than enough, but differ. Generous implies the giver is kind, as with tips or gifts. Ample is neutral, meaning enough for a purpose, as with space or time. Not compared: generous's sense of a person's kind character.

这两个词都可以形容数量或程度上的“充足”，但语气和搭配不同：generous强调给予者的慷慨大方，常用于份量、小费、礼物等由人给予的事物；ample则是中性词，只表示对某种需要而言绰绰有余，不涉及“给予”的意味，常用于空间、时间、资源等。这里不比较generous更常见的“为人慷慨大方（性格）”这一义项。