en.dow
v.tr.(及物动词)
en.dowed,en.dow.ing,en.dows
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
To equip or supply with a talent or quality:
赋予,赐予:具有或赋予资质、才能:
例句:
Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.
大自然赋予她一副美妙的歌喉
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:
例句:
endowed the family pet with human intelligence.
想象赋予家庭宠物以人的智慧
Obsolete To provide with a dower.
【废语】 给予寡妇其亡夫的遗产
来源:
Middle English endowen
中古英语 endowen
from Anglo-Norman endouer
源自 英法语 endouer
Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en-
古法语 en- [提供给(亡夫的)产业] *参见 en-
Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin dôt3re from dôs dôt- [dowry] * see dô-
古法语 douer [加强前缀] 源自 拉丁语 dôt3re 源自 dôs dôt- [寡妇所得到的亡夫的产业] *参见 dô-