endow
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?n'da?; en-]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?n?da?]
- 國際音標(biāo) [in'dau]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.捐助；賦予；使具有某種品質(zhì)
詞源解說
- 14世紀(jì)晚期進(jìn)入英語，直接源自古法語的endouer，意為捐贈(zèng)，賦予。
詞根記憶
- en(內(nèi)) + dow(給予)→向里邊給予→使天生具有，賦予
英漢例句
- He endowed a bed in a hospital.
他向醫(yī)院捐贈(zèng)了一張病床。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron.
詞組短語
- highly endow 有很高的天賦
- richly endow 有極高的天分
- endow with 賦予；具有
- endow profits 贊助贏利
- to endow 賦予
- endow bestow 捐贈(zèng)
- endow w 賦予;資助;捐贈(zèng);授予
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
副詞+～
～+介詞
短語
英英字典
- to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it
- You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth.
- If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality.
- If someone endows an institution, scholarship, or project, they provide a large amount of money that will produce the income needed to pay for it.