/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/ n.1.(money)捐款；捐赠的财物
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, 让牛津辩论社的财务状况得以好转。
2.(talent, quality)天赋；天资
to have an endowment of sth具有…的天赋(或天资)
She had, moreover, a reasonable endowment of intelligence.而且, 她还算聪敏。
See alsoendowments
3.(act)资助；捐助；捐赠
The university benefited from the endowment of several chairs.这所大学获得一笔设立数个教席的捐赠。