endowment
英 [ɪn'daʊm(ə)nt; en-]
美[ɪn'daʊmənt]
- n. 捐赠；捐助；捐款；天资
词态变化
复数: endowments;
助记提示
1、en- "in" + dow- + -ment.
英文词源
- endowment (n.)
- mid-15c., "action of endowing," from endow + -ment. Meaning "property with which an institution or person is endowed" is from 1590s; that of "gift, power, advantage" is early 17c.
双语例句
- 1. The hospital was founded on an endowment fund.
- 这所医院是用捐赠基金创办的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The company revived the finances of the Oxford Union with a generous £1m endowment.
- 那家公司慷慨捐款100万英镑，使牛津辩论学会的财务状况得以好转。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Brazil's endowment of natural resources matches its " Continental " dimensions .
- 巴西的丰富资源和它那广大的 幅员 很相称.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Each country must tailor its energy plan to its indigenous endowment of replenishable energy resources.
- 每一个国家都必须根据它们自己的能源资源来制定能源计划.
来自辞典例句
- 5. What is the development direction of endowment insurance system?
- 养老保险制度的发展方向是什么?
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