v. 〔向院校、医院等〕捐款，资助

• endowment

  n.  捐赠的款项；捐款，资助 (的行为)

  n.  天赋，天资

• endow sb/sth with sth  使[认为]…具有〔某种品质〕

• be endowed with sth  天生具有〔某种好的特点或品质〕

• endow sb with a responsibility  赋予某人以责任

• For example, when you own something, you view it as more valuable than when you don’t own it. It is called the “endowment effect”. 禀赋效应（当个人一旦拥有某项物品，那么他对该物品价值的评价要比未拥有之前大大增加。）

• Her resistance to the Nationalists endowed her with legendary status. 她对抗民族主义者的事迹使她享有盛名。

• She was endowed with good looks. 她天生丽质。

• She was endowed with intelligence and wit. 她天资聪颖。 

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/