endow

英 [ɪn'daʊ] 美 [ɪn'daʊ]

• vt. 捐助；赋予；使具有某种品质

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 捐钱,捐赠,资助

   provide (a hospital, college, etc.) with a usually large amount of money that gives a continuing income

2. vt. 使(某人)天生具有(好资质、能力等)

   provide with (a good quality or ability) from birth

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 赋予，赋与，赋有，使（某人）天生具有
2. 捐赠（基金给），（向...）捐钱，赠予，赠，捐助，资助
3. 留给（寡妇）一部分遗产
4. 授与，授予，给予
5. 认为，感到
6. 接受，获得
7. 认为…具有某种品质
8. 给…以嫁妆

英英释义

Verb:

1. give qualities or abilities to

2. furnish with an endowment;

   "When she got married, she got dowered"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I can only endow 100 dollors at most.
   我充其量只能捐助100美元。
2. He endowed the hospital with a large fortune.
   他捐赠一笔巨款给这家医院。
3. She both built and endowed the hospital.
   她不仅建了医院还给医院捐赠资金。
4. He is endowed with literary talent.
   他有文学天分。
5. The long history and the splendid culture endow it with profoundness.
   悠久的历史、灿烂的文化，赋予了金华深厚的底蕴；
6. This advantage endows the nuclear weapon with deterrent power.
   正是这个优势赋予了核武器威慑力量。
7. For God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
   因为上帝使他没有智慧,也未将悟性赐给她。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He endowed a bed in a hospital.
   他向医院捐赠了一张病床。
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2. This country is favorably endowed climatically.
   这个国家的气候得天独厚。
3. She is richly endowed by nature.
   她有极高的天分。

经典引文

• Wealth could not be more nobly used than in..endowing a number of fellowships.

  出自： B. Pym

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

endow with (v.+prep.)

give (sb/sth) a gift or quality of (sth such as an ability) 赋予…(天资、美德等)

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

副词+～

• highly endow 有很高的天赋
• richly endow 有极高的天分

～+介词

• endow with 给…的捐赠,赋予…

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的endouer，意为捐赠，赋予。

近反义词

【近义词】

• award
• settle
• settle on