endowments
n. (经常的)资助( endowment的名词复数 ); 捐助的财物等; 天赋; 养老保险
An endowment is a gift of money that is made to an institution or community in order to provide it with an annual income.
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,使牛津辩论学会的财务状况得以好转。
...the National Endowment for the Arts.
国家艺术基金
If someone has an endowment of a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally.
In finance, an endowment policy or mortgage is an insurance policy or mortgage which you pay towards each month and which should then provide you with enough money to pay for your house at the end of a fixed period.
Not everyone is born with such endowments as you.
并非所有的人生来都像你这样有天赋.
His endowments are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.
他的天资有限, 不太适合担任这项职务.
Can you possibly compare with my endowments?
你能跟我比本事 吗 ?
The Oxford and Cambridge colleges have numerous endowments.
牛津和剑桥大学有数不清的捐助财物.
That university has numerous endowments.
那所大学有许多的捐款.