endow

单词音标

endow音标[in\'dau]

汉语翻译

vt. 捐赠, 捐助, 赋予

【法】 赠送财产给, 分给寡妇一份遗产, 授与

相关词组:

endow sb with sth

词型变化

动词过去式:endowed过去分词:endowed现在分词:endowing第三人称单数:endows

英语解释

动词 endow:

give qualities or abilities to

同义词：indue, gift, empower, invest, endue

furnish with an endowment

同义词：dower

例句

She both built and endowed the hospital.

她不仅建了医院还给医院捐赠资金。

He is endowed with literary talent.

他有文学天分。

He endowed the hospital with a large fortune.

他捐赠一笔巨款给这家医院。

详细解释

en.dow

v.tr.（及物动词）

en.dowed,en.dow.ing,en.dows

To provide with property, income, or a source of income.

资助，捐赠：提供财产、收入或收入来源

To equip or supply with a talent or quality:

赋予，赐予：具有或赋予资质、才能：

例句：

Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.

大自然赋予她一副美妙的歌喉

To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality:

想象，给予：想象为带有讨人喜欢的才能或品性：

例句：

endowed the family pet with human intelligence.

想象赋予家庭宠物以人的智慧

Obsolete To provide with a dower.

【废语】 给予寡妇其亡夫的遗产

来源：

Middle English endowen

中古英语 endowen

from Anglo-Norman endouer

源自 英法语 endouer

Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en-

古法语 en- [提供给（亡夫的）产业] *参见 en-

Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin dôt3re from dôs dôt- [dowry] * see dô-

古法语 douer [加强前缀] 源自 拉丁语 dôt3re 源自 dôs dôt- [寡妇所得到的亡夫的产业] *参见 dô-