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100萬英鎊，使牛津辯論學會的財務狀況得以好轉。...the National Endowment for the Arts.國家藝術基金
N-COUNT
天資;天賦
If someone has an endowment of a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally.
N-COUNT
定期人壽保險；定期人壽保險按揭
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.
英漢詞典釋義
n.
(經常的)資助,捐助;捐助的財物等
The hospital was founded on an endowment fund.這所醫院是用捐贈基金創辦的。
天賦,天資,才能
men of great endowments天資很高的人
英英詞典釋義
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"