"endowment" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捐赠基金
• 天赋（才能）

Definition

捐赠基金指的是给予某机构的大笔资金或财产，通常用于长期支持其目标。也可以指某人的天赋或才能。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Endowment”常用于正式场合，尤其是大学、基金会等背景。与“donation（捐赠）”不同，endowment通常指一笔长期投资。形容天赋时，用法较书面化。

Examples

The university received a large endowment for scholarships.

大学获得了一笔巨额**捐赠基金**用于奖学金。

Her musical talent is a natural endowment.

她的音乐天赋是一种**天赋**。

Many hospitals rely on their endowment for funding.

许多医院依靠他们的**捐赠基金**获得资金。

Thanks to a generous endowment, the museum can offer free entry all year.

多亏了慷慨的**捐赠基金**，博物馆全年都能免费开放。

He's always had an endowment for numbers—math just comes naturally to him.

他对数字一直有**天赋**，数学对他来说很自然。

The college's endowment has grown enough to expand its research programs.

学院的**捐赠基金**已经增长到足以扩展研究项目。