endowment

英 [ɪnˈdaʊmənt]

美 [ɪnˈdaʊmənt]

n.  捐款; 捐赠; 资助; 天赋; 天资; 才能

复数：endowments　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7253 / COCA.10430

牛津词典

noun

• 捐款；捐赠；资助
  money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money
• 天赋；天资；才能
  a quality or an ability that you are born with

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 资助;捐款
  Anendowmentis a gift of money that is made to an institution or community in order to provide it with an annual income.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the National Endowment for the Arts.
     国家艺术基金
• 天资;天赋
  If someone has anendowmentof a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally.
• 定期人寿保险；定期人寿保险按揭
  In finance, anendowmentpolicy or mortgage is an insurance policy or mortgage which you pay towards each month and which should then provide you with enough money to pay for your house at the end of a fixed period.

英英释义

noun

• the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
  1. his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time
• natural abilities or qualities
  Synonym:gifttalentnatural endowment
• the capital that provides income for an institution
  Synonym:endowment fund

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