endow

英 [?n'da?; en-] 美[?n'da?]
  • vt. 賦予;捐贈;天生具有

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?endows;過去式:?endowed;過去分詞:?endowed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?endowing;

助記提示


1、en- "in" + dow-.
2. dare "to give" (see date) => dow-.

中文詞源


endow 捐贈,資助

en-, 進入,使。-dow, 給予,詞源同donate, dowry.

英文詞源


endow
endow: see dowry
endow (v.)
late 14c., indowen "provide an income for," from Anglo-French endover, from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + Old French douer "endow," from Latin dotare "bestow" (see dowry). Related: Endowed; endowing.

雙語例句


1. Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.
數(shù)個世紀以來,香草一直被用于給各種食物增添淡淡的香味。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Ramon had managed to endow the figurine with a primitive beauty.
拉蒙已做到給予這個人像以一種原始的美.

來自辭典例句

3. The polyphonic features endow Light in August with eternal vitality.
復調(diào)性賦予《八月之光》不息的生命力.

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4. Mathematics seems to endow one with something like a new sense.
數(shù)學似乎賦予人有新的知覺.

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5. Dog training can endow with a remarkable extent of contentment.
狗訓練可以賦予一個了不起的滿意程度.

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