endow

英 [ɪn'daʊ; en-]美 [ɪn'daʊ]

vt. 赋予；捐赠；天生具有

助记提示

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

中文词源

endow 捐赠，资助

en-, 进入，使。-dow, 给予，词源同donate, dowry.

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.

数个世纪以来，香草一直被用于给各种食物增添淡淡的香味。

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2. Ramon had managed to endow the figurine with a primitive beauty.

拉蒙已做到给予这个人像以一种原始的美.

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3. The polyphonic features endow Light in August with eternal vitality.

复调性赋予《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.

数学似乎赋予人有新的知觉.

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5. Dog training can endow with a remarkable extent of contentment.

狗训练可以赋予一个了不起的满意程度.

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