en.dow

endow的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [enˈdau]
KK音标发音： [ɛnˈdaʊ]

endow的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income.
资助，捐赠：提供财产、收入或收入来源

2. To equip or supply with a talent or quality:
赋予，赐予：具有或赋予资质、才能：

Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.
大自然赋予她一副美妙的歌喉

3. To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality:
想象，给予：想象为带有讨人喜欢的才能或品性：

endowed the family pet with human intelligence.
想象赋予家庭宠物以人的智慧

4. Obsolete To provide with a dower.
【废语】 给予寡妇其亡夫的遗产

endow的词源：

5. Middle English endowen
中古英语 endowen

6. from Anglo-Norman endouer
源自 英法语 endouer

7. Old French en- [intensive pref.] * see en- ¹
古法语 en- [提供给（亡夫的）产业] *参见 en-¹

8. Old French douer [to provide with a dowry] from Latin d?t3re from d?s d?t- [dowry] * see d?-
古法语 douer [加强前缀] 源自 拉丁语 d?t3re 源自 d?s d?t- [寡妇所得到的亡夫的产业] *参见 d?-