单词 | endow |
释义 | endow[in'dau]vt. 捐赠, 捐助, 赋予【法】 赠送财产给, 分给寡妇一份遗产, 授与相关词组:endow sb with sth endow en.dow AHD: [µn-dou“] D.J. [en6da&]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-14. Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin d½t³re from d½s d½t- [dowry] * see d½- 古法语 douer [加强前缀] 源自 拉丁语 d½t³re 源自 d½s d½t- [寡妇所得到的亡夫的产业] *参见 d½- |
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