mid-15c., "action of endowing," from endow + -ment. Meaning "property with which an institution or person is endowed" is from 1590s; that of "gift, power, advantage" is early 17c.
权威例句
1. The hospital was founded on an endowment fund.
这所医院是用捐赠基金创办的.
2. 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。
3. Brazil's endowment of natural resources matches its " Continental " dimensions .
巴西的丰富资源和它那广大的 幅员 很相称.
4. Each country must tailor its energy plan to its indigenous endowment of replenishable energy resources.
每一个国家都必须根据它们自己的能源资源来制定能源计划.
5. What is the development direction of endowment insurance system?