英语词汇“endowment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

endowment

/ɪnˈdaʊm(ə)nt

/ /ɛnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/

noun

1 [mass noun] The action of endowing something or someone: he tried to promote the endowment of a Chair of Psychiatry...

The king's tremendous support of the abbey of Cluny is discussed thoroughly, as is his foundation and endowment of the Cluniac abbey at Reading.
With the remaining resources, institutions are to improve their academic programs and grow the institutional endowment.
On Ba Kan Tiang beach, in contrast to Pimalai's rich endowment of marble, is its beachside neighbour, a restaurant that seems to be built mostly from driftwood.

Synonyms

funding, financing, subsidizing;

donation of money for, provision of capital for, bequest of money for;

establishment, establishing, foundation, institution, setting up, inauguration

1.1 [count noun] An income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone: university endowments...

And many, of course, have substantial endowments to guarantee more income.
In return, he presented the University with a handsome endowment for genetics student prizes and scholarships, funded by the sale of the cream of his reprint collection.
They would also give top universities massive endowments to free them from state interference.

Synonyms

bequest, bequeathal, legacy, inheritance;

gift, present, benefaction, bestowal, grant, award, donation, contribution, subsidy, settlement, provision;

Law devise, hereditament

historical alms

rare donative

2 (usually endowments) A quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone: his natural endowments were his height and intelligence [mass noun]: differences in genetic endowment...

Naturally, the student brings into this situation certain genetic endowments: intelligence, talents, and preferences.
The extent to which various aspects of human behavior are found to have a firm biological basis is a strong indicator of how much changes in genetic endowments will be able to change mental qualities in human offspring.
Clearly, every person enters the world with different natural endowments that fall along a distribution of emotional, cognitive and sensory capabilities.

Synonyms

quality, characteristic, feature, attribute, facility, faculty, ability, talent, gift, strength, aptitude, capability, capacity

3 [usually as modifier] A form of life insurance involving payment of a fixed sum to the insured person on a specified date, or to their estate should they die before this date: an endowment policy...

From a bank's point of view, life policies can broadly be divided into two types: whole life policies and endowment policies.
The department spokeswoman said it did not distinguish between life assurance policies and endowment policies.
The argument for the latter advice being that an endowment policy pays out a lump sum on maturity.

单词	endowment
释义	endowment /ɪnˈdaʊm(ə)nt / /ɛnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/ noun 1 [mass noun] The action of endowing something or someone: he tried to promote the endowment of a Chair of Psychiatry... The king's tremendous support of the abbey of Cluny is discussed thoroughly, as is his foundation and endowment of the Cluniac abbey at Reading. With the remaining resources, institutions are to improve their academic programs and grow the institutional endowment. On Ba Kan Tiang beach, in contrast to Pimalai's rich endowment of marble, is its beachside neighbour, a restaurant that seems to be built mostly from driftwood. Synonyms funding, financing, subsidizing; donation of money for, provision of capital for, bequest of money for; establishment, establishing, foundation, institution, setting up, inauguration 1.1 [count noun] An income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone: university endowments... And many, of course, have substantial endowments to guarantee more income. In return, he presented the University with a handsome endowment for genetics student prizes and scholarships, funded by the sale of the cream of his reprint collection. They would also give top universities massive endowments to free them from state interference. Synonyms bequest, bequeathal, legacy, inheritance; gift, present, benefaction, bestowal, grant, award, donation, contribution, subsidy, settlement, provision; Law devise, hereditament historical alms rare donative 2 (usually endowments) A quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone: his natural endowments were his height and intelligence [mass noun]: differences in genetic endowment... Naturally, the student brings into this situation certain genetic endowments: intelligence, talents, and preferences. The extent to which various aspects of human behavior are found to have a firm biological basis is a strong indicator of how much changes in genetic endowments will be able to change mental qualities in human offspring. Clearly, every person enters the world with different natural endowments that fall along a distribution of emotional, cognitive and sensory capabilities. Synonyms quality, characteristic, feature, attribute, facility, faculty, ability, talent, gift, strength, aptitude, capability, capacity 3 [usually as modifier] A form of life insurance involving payment of a fixed sum to the insured person on a specified date, or to their estate should they die before this date: an endowment policy... From a bank's point of view, life policies can broadly be divided into two types: whole life policies and endowment policies. The department spokeswoman said it did not distinguish between life assurance policies and endowment policies. The argument for the latter advice being that an endowment policy pays out a lump sum on maturity.
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