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endow sb with sth
常用于被动结构 be endowed with，表示‘天生具有’。
Nature endowed her with great intelligence.
大自然赋予她非凡的智慧。
资助；捐赠
endows — third person singular of endow
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资助；捐赠
To provide a person or institution with a regular income, usually by giving money or property.
Nature endowed her with great intelligence.
大自然赋予她非凡的智慧。
将财产赠与(某人)；特指以永久基金或其他福利资助(个人或机构)。
To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
赋予(某人)某种才能或品质。
To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
天然赋予(某物)。
To naturally furnish (with something).
endow
Base
原形
endows
3rd person
第三人称单数
endowing
-ing
现在分词
endowed
Past
过去式
endowed
Past participle
过去分词
The foundation endows the university with funds.
该基金会向大学捐赠资金。
Nature has endowed her with great talent.
大自然赋予了她巨大的天赋。
He endowed a chair in economics last year.
他去年捐赠了一个经济学讲座席位。
常用被动语态：be endowed with
The foundation endows a scholarship for underprivileged students every year.
该基金会每年为贫困学生捐赠一笔奖学金。
She was endowed with a remarkable talent for music.
她天生具有非凡的音乐天赋。
The wealthy businessman endowed the local hospital with a large sum of money.
那位富商向当地医院捐赠了一大笔钱。
常用于被动结构 be endowed with，表示‘天生具有’。
Nature endowed her with great intelligence.
大自然赋予她非凡的智慧。
endow 后直接接机构或基金，表示‘捐赠’时通常搭配具体金额。
The billionaire endowed the university with $10 million.
那位亿万富翁向这所大学捐赠了1000万美元。
Not this
The foundation endowed the school a new library.
Use this
The foundation endowed the school with a new library.
动词“endow”在表示“捐赠”时，需使用结构“endow someone with something”（赋予某人某物），而不是直接跟双宾语。中文“捐赠”可以直接跟双宾语，但英语必须加介词“with”。
Not this
She was endowed great talents.
Use this
She was endowed with great talents.
被动语态中，“endow”后必须接介词“with”引导所赋予的特质或物品，不可省略。中文“被赋予”直接接宾语，但英语需介词“with”。
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赋予，给予
Nature endowed her with great intelligence.
大自然赋予她非凡的智慧。
赋予某人某物
The king endowed the knight with vast lands.
国王赐予骑士大片土地。
天生具有
She is endowed with both beauty and brains.
她天生丽质且聪明。
捐赠设立讲座教授席位
The philanthropist endowed a chair in economics at the university.
这位慈善家在该大学捐赠设立了一个经济学讲座教授席位。
捐赠奖学金
Many wealthy alumni endow scholarships for needy students.
许多富有的校友为贫困学生捐赠奖学金。
捐赠成立基金会
He endowed a foundation to support medical research.
他捐赠成立了一个基金会以支持医学研究。
天生具有，赋予
She is endowed with great musical talent.
她天生具有极高的音乐天赋。
赋予，捐赠
Nature has endowed humans with the ability to reason.
大自然赋予了人类推理的能力。
我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。
From the United States Declaration of Independence, frequently quoted in movies and speeches.
出自美国《独立宣言》，常在电影和演讲中被引用。
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联想'dowry'（嫁妆），'endow'就是‘赋予’（赠送嫁妆或天赋）
语域：formal 常见场景：charitable giving、attribution of qualities 通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在捐赠资产或赋予特质等语境中。
The words 'allow', 'bow', 'now', and 'cow' share the same stressed vowel /aʊ/ with 'endow' (true rhyme). 'low' and 'show' are spelled with '-ow' but pronounced with /oʊ/, so they are lookalikes with different sounds.
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