bestow

动词 bestow:

1. present
   同义词：confer
2. give as a gift
3. bestow a quality on
   同义词：lend, impart, contribute, add, bring

1. He did not bestow one thought on his dead father.
   他想都没有想过，他过世的父亲。
2. Time spent in study is well bestowed.
   把时间用于学习是值得的。
3. The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
   奖品授给了优胜者。

be.stow

v.tr.（及物动词）
be.stowed,be.stow.ing,be.stows
To present as a gift or an honor; confer:
赠与：做为礼物或荣誉赠与；授予：
例句：
bestowed high praise on the winners.
对获胜者给予高度赞扬

To apply; use:
应用；使用：
例句：
.On Hester Prynne`s story . . . I bestowed much thought.(Nathaniel Hawthorne)
.在读赫斯特·普林故事的…我费了很多心思.(纳撒尼尔·霍索恩)

To store or house.
贮藏或收藏

来源：
Middle English bistowen
中古英语 bistowen
bi- [be-]
bi- [前缀，表.全面地，彻底地.]
stowen [to place] * see stow
stowen [放置] *参见 stow

【引伸】
bestow.able
adj.（形容词）
bestow.al 或
bestow.ment
n.（名词）