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词汇 endow
释义 en·dow AHD[ĕn-douʹ] D.J.[enˈdaʊ]K.K.[ɛnˈdaʊ]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
    1. 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
    2. 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
    1. Obsolete To provide with a dower.【废语】 给予寡妇其亡夫的遗产
Etymology语源
    1. Middle English endowen 中古英语 endowen
    1. from Anglo-Norman endouer 源自 英法语 endouer
    1. Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en- 1古法语 en- [提供给(亡夫的)产业] * 参见 en-1
    1. Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin dōtāre from dōs dōt- [dowry] * see dō- 古法语 douer [加强前缀] 源自 拉丁语 dōtāre 源自 dōs dōt- [寡妇所得到的亡夫的产业] * 参见 dō-
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