[ようろうほけん, yourouhoken] (n) endowment insurance [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Endowment \En*dow"ment\, n.
1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision
for support.
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2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an
institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently
appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church,
a hospital, or a college.
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3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind;
gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents;
-- usually in the plural.
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His early endowments had fitted him for the work he
was to do. --I. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
endowment
n 1: natural abilities or qualities [syn: {endowment}, {gift},
{talent}, {natural endowment}]
2: the capital that provides income for an institution [syn:
{endowment}, {endowment fund}]
3: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his
generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of
time"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
