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Endowment N Count Money Provide Policy Mortgage Pay 英[ɪnˈdaʊmənt

单词 endowment
音标
英[ɪnˈdaʊmənt] 美[ɛnˈdaʊmənt]
解释
n.捐赠;基金;天赋;养老保险;
例句

N-COUNT
资助;捐款
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: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。
例:...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.
变形
pl:endowments~

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