[in'dau]
endower
n.
endow的變形
endow
[in'dau]
vt.
天生具有，天賦，給予，賦予(某些天資、才能、品質(zhì)等)；授予(with)：
She is endowed with great musical ability.
她的音樂天賦很高。
Nature has endowed him with great ability
天賦予他很大的才能。
認(rèn)為…具有某種品質(zhì)(或特質(zhì)、特性)：
to endow gods with human traits
認(rèn)為神具有人性
資助，捐助，捐贈(zèng)基金(或財(cái)產(chǎn))給(學(xué)院、醫(yī)院、慈善機(jī)構(gòu)等)，向…捐錢(或物)：
to endow a university
向一所大學(xué)捐贈(zèng)基金
He endowed the hospital with half his fortune.
他把他的一半財(cái)產(chǎn)捐贈(zèng)給了這家醫(yī)院。
[古語(yǔ)]給…嫁妝；給(寡婦)產(chǎn)業(yè)