endow
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪn'daʊ; en-]
- 美式音标 [ɪnˈdaʊ]
- 国际音标 [in'dau]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.捐助;赋予;使具有某种品质
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。
词根记忆
- en(内) + dow(给予)→向里边给予→使天生具有,赋予
词组短语
- highly endow 有很高的天赋
- richly endow 有极高的天分
- endow with 赋予;具有
- endow profits 赞助赢利
- to endow 赋予
- endow bestow 捐赠
- endow w 赋予;资助;捐赠;授予
用作动词 (v.)
副词+~
~+介词
短语
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.