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endow

音標[in'dau] 讀音

漢語翻譯

vt. 捐贈, 捐助, 賦予
【法】 贈送財產給, 分給寡婦一份遺產, 授與
相關詞組:
endow sb with sth

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:endowed 過去分詞:endowed 現在分詞:endowing 第三人稱單數:endows 

英文解釋:

動詞 endow:

  1. give qualities or abilities to
    同義詞:indue, gift, empower, invest, endue
  2. furnish with an endowment
    同義詞:dower

例句:

  1. She both built and endowed the hospital.
    她不僅建了醫院還給醫院捐贈資金。
  2. He is endowed with literary talent.
    他有文學天分
  3. He endowed the hospital with a large fortune.
    他捐贈一筆巨款給這家醫院。

詳細解釋:


en.dow

v.tr.(及物動詞)
en.dowed,en.dow.ing,en.dows
To provide with property, income, or a source of income.
資助,捐贈:提供財產、收入或收入來源

To equip or supply with a talent or quality:
賦予,賜予:具有或賦予資質、才能:
例句:
Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.
大自然賦予她一副美妙的歌喉

To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality:
想像給予:想像為帶有討人喜歡的才能或品性:
例句:
endowed the family pet with human intelligence.
想像賦予家庭寵物以人的智慧

Obsolete To provide with a dower.
【廢語】 給予寡婦其亡夫的遺產

來源:
Middle English endowen
中古英文 endowen
from Anglo-Norman endouer
源自 英法文 endouer
Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en-
古法文 en- [提供給(亡夫的)產業] *參見 en-
Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin t3re from s dôt- [dowry] * see dô-
古法文 douer [加強前綴] 源自 拉丁語 t3re 源自 s dôt- [寡婦所得到的亡夫的產業] *參見 dô-

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