endow

简明英汉词典

endow

[in5dau]

v.

捐赠, 赋予

美国传统词典[双解]

endow

en.dow

AHD:[μn-dou“]

D.J.[en6dau]

K.K.[Wn6da&]

v.tr.（及物动词）

en.dowed， en.dow.ing， en.dows

(1)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

(2)To equip or supply with a talent or quality:

赋予，赐予：具有或赋予资质、才能：

Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.

大自然赋予她一副美妙的歌喉

(3)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：

endowed the family pet with human intelligence.

想象赋予家庭宠物以人的智慧

(4)Obsolete To provide with a dower.

【废语】 给予寡妇其亡夫的遗产

语源

(1)Middle English endowen

中古英语 endowen

(2)from Anglo-Norman endouer

源自 英法语 endouer

(3)Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en- 1

古法语 en- [提供给（亡夫的）产业] *参见 en-1

(4)Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin d?3re} from d?s d?t- [dowry] * see d?-

古法语 douer [加强前缀] 源自 拉丁语 d?3re} 源自 d?s d?t- [寡妇所得到的亡夫的产业] *参见 d?-

现代英汉词典

endow

[In5daJ]

vt.

捐赠；资助

endow a hospital

捐助一所医院

endow with

赋予；天赋：

endowed with genius

有天才

She is endowed with great writing ability.

她具有杰出的写作天赋。

现代英汉综合大辞典

endow

[in5dau]

vt.

(1)赋与, 天赋

(2)捐助; 捐赠基金给(学校、医院等)

He is endowed with genius.

他赋有天才。

Our great motherland is favorably endowed climately.

我们祖国的气候(真是)得天独厚。

用法词典

endow

en-使+douer