| 单词 | endowment |
| 释义 | endowment (once / 1091 pages) 1n 2n An endowment is a gift. It might be money given to an institution like a college. Or, an endowment might be a natural gift, say of a physical attribute or a talent. If you lack the endowment of musical talent, you could play the tambourine. To endow means "to give or bequeath," and the background of the word endowment goes back to the 15th Century, where it was used to refer to money or property that is given to an institution. An example can be found in the National Endowment for the Arts, an organization dedicated to providing grants to fund artistic endeavors. Your natural endowments — speed, agility, endurance — make you an excellent soccer player. If only you could wake up in time for practice. WORD FAMILYendowment: endowments+/endow: endowed, endowing, endowment, endows/endowed: unendowed USAGE EXAMPLESIt is the first step toward establishing a $100,000 endowment fund with additional contributions. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The recipients designed “inspirational projects” to strengthen themselves personally and professionally, Sara Cobb, the endowment’s vice president for education, said in a statement. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) R. O. Kwon is a 2016 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow and the author of the forthcoming novel, Heroics. Time(Dec 23, 2016) 1 n natural abilities or qualities 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper gift, natural endowment, talent bent, hang, knack a special way of doing something flair, geniusa natural talent raw talentpowerfully impressive talent natural ability ability that is inherited 1n the capital that provides income for an institution Syn|Hypo|Hyper endowment fund patrimony a church endowment chantryan endowment for the singing of Masses capital wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value 2n the act of endowing with a permanent source of income his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time Hyper gift, giving the act of giving |
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