bestow
/bɪˈstəʊ/verb
with obj.
1- confer or present (an honour, right, or gift)授予(荣誉, 权利), 赠与(礼物):
the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm.
此王国的君主把这个官职授给了他。
1.1
- with adverbial of place archaic put (something) in a specified place〈古〉存放, 贮藏:
stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands.
俯身把礼物放在急不可耐地伸出的手中。
派生词
bestowal
noun词源
Middle English (in the sense 'use for, devote to'): from BE- (as an intensifier) + Old English stōw 'place'.