詞語:endow
endow是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
endow
[in5dau]
v.
捐贈, 賦予
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
endow
en.dow
AHD:[μn-dou「]
D.J.[en6dau]
K.K.[Wn6da&]
v.tr.(及物動詞)
en.dowed, en.dow.ing, en.dows
(1)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
(2)To equip or supply with a talent or quality:
賦予,賜予:具有或賦予資質、才能:
Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.
大自然賦予她一副美妙的歌喉
(3)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:
endowed the family pet with human intelligence.
想像賦予家庭寵物以人的智慧
(4)Obsolete To provide with a dower.
【廢語】 給予寡婦其亡夫的遺產
語源
(1)Middle English endowen
中古英語 endowen
(2)from Anglo-Norman endouer
源自 英法語 endouer
(3)Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en- 1
古法語 en- [提供給(亡夫的)產業] *參見 en-1
(4)Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin d?3re} from d?s d?t- [dowry] * see d?-
古法語 douer [加強前綴] 源自 拉丁語 d?3re} 源自 d?s d?t- [寡婦所得到的亡夫的產業] *參見 d?-
現代英漢詞典
endow
[In5daJ]
vt.
捐贈;資助
endow a hospital
捐助一所醫院
endow with
賦予;天賦:
endowed with genius
有天才
She is endowed with great writing ability.
她具有傑出的寫作天賦。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
endow
[in5dau]
vt.
(1)賦與, 天賦
(2)捐助; 捐贈基金給(學校、醫院等)
He is endowed with genius.
他賦有天才。
Our great motherland is favorably endowed climately.
我們祖國的氣候(真是)得天獨厚。
用法詞典
endow
en-使+douer
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