endow[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-