An endowment is a gift of money that is made to an institution or community in order to provide it with an annual income.
例句
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。...the National Endowment for the Arts.国家艺术基金
N-COUNT
天资;天赋
If someone has an endowment of a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally.
N-COUNT
定期人寿保险;定期人寿保险按揭
In finance, an endowment policy 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.
英汉词典释义
n.
(经常的)资助,捐助;捐助的财物等
The hospital was founded on an endowment fund.这所医院是用捐赠基金创办的。
天赋,天资,才能
men of great endowments天资很高的人
英英词典释义
Noun
1. natural qualities or talents
2. the capital that provides income for an institution
3. the act of endowing with a permanent source of income;
"his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"