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endow

英式英标[ɪn\'daʊ]
美式音标[ɪn\'daʊ; en-]

vt. 赋予；捐赠；天生具有

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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.

中文解释

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

实用例句

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。

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.

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.

4. Mathematics seems to endow one with something like a new sense.: 数学似乎赋予人有新的知觉.

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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