donation

名词 donation:

1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
   同义词：contribution
2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
   同义词：contribution

1. Her request for a donation met with a repulse.
   她要求赞助却遭到粗暴拒绝。
2. Her request for a donation met with a rude repulse.
   她要求赞助却遭到粗暴拒绝。
3. He asked for a donation but went away empty handed.
   他请求人们捐款，但离开时却一无所获！
4. She turned her nose up at my small donation.
   她嫌我捐赠微薄而嗤之以鼻。
5. The donation aggregated to$10,000.
   捐款合计达一万美元。
6. A wealthy sponsor came to our rescue with a generous donation.
   有个富有的赞助人慷慨捐赠来解救我们。

do.na.tion

n.（名词）
The act of giving to a fund or cause.
捐赠：对某一基金或事业的捐赠
A gift or grant; a contribution.
赠品：一件礼物或给予物；一件贡献物

来源：
Middle English donacioun [gift, benefice]
中古英语 donacioun [礼品，俸饷]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin dôn3tiô dôn3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 dôn3tiô dôn3tiôn-
from dôn3tus [past participle of] dôn3re [to give]
源自 dôn3tus [] dôn3re的过去分词 [给予]
from dônum [gift] * see dô-
源自 dônum [礼物] *参见 dô-