Word · Frequency #8684
endows
资助；捐赠
endows is the third person singular of endow.
To provide a person or institution with a regular income, usually by giving money or property.
- 1.
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.
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)。
- 2.
To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
赋予(某人)某种才能或品质。
- 3.
To naturally furnish (with something).
天然赋予(某物)。
赋予；使具备；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)。；赋予(某人)某种才能或品质。；天然赋予(某物)。；捐赠
In use
The foundation endows a scholarship for underprivileged students every year.
She was endowed with a remarkable talent for music.
The wealthy businessman endowed the local hospital with a large sum of money.
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。
endow sth (with money)
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。
Verb forms
base endow · third person endows · -ing endowing · past endowed · past participle endowed
常用被动语态：be endowed with
Connections
Collocations
- endow with
- 赋予，给予
- Nature endowed her with great intelligence.大自然赋予她非凡的智慧。
- endow someone with something
- 赋予某人某物
- The king endowed the knight with vast lands.国王赐予骑士大片土地。
- be endowed with
- 天生具有
- She is endowed with both beauty and brains.她天生丽质且聪明。
- endow a chair
- 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。
- endow a scholarship
- 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。
- endow a foundation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'dowry'（嫁妆），'endow'就是‘赋予’（赠送嫁妆或天赋）
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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