bestow
【授予、赐予、给予】
"Bestow" 是一个动词,意思是 授予、赐予、给予,通常指赋予某人某物或某种荣誉,尤其是用于正式、庄重或慷慨的情境。
主要含义:
- 授予、赐予(动词):表示正式地将某种荣誉、礼物、特权等给予某人,通常带有尊重或敬意的意味。
- 例如:The queen bestowed knighthood on him for his bravery.
(女王因他的勇敢而授予他骑士荣誉。)
- 例如:The queen bestowed knighthood on him for his bravery.
- 给予(某种品质、恩惠等)(动词):可以用于表示某人把某种品质、知识等传递给他人。
- 例如:She bestowed kindness and generosity to everyone around her.
(她对周围的每个人都展现了善良和慷慨。)
- 例如:She bestowed kindness and generosity to everyone around her.
常见搭配:
- Bestow upon:表示将某物或某荣誉授予某人。
- 例如:The prize was bestowed upon the best student of the year.
(奖项授予了年度最佳学生。)
- 例如:The prize was bestowed upon the best student of the year.
- Bestow a title:授予头衔、称号。
- 例如:The emperor bestowed the title of Duke upon his loyal servant.
(皇帝授予他的忠诚仆人公爵头衔。)
- 例如:The emperor bestowed the title of Duke upon his loyal servant.
- Bestow a gift:赠送礼物。
- 例如:They bestowed a beautiful painting as a wedding gift.
(他们赠送了一幅美丽的画作作为结婚礼物。)
- 例如:They bestowed a beautiful painting as a wedding gift.
相关词汇:
- Bestowal(名词):授予、赐予,表示给予某物或某种荣誉的行为。
- 例如:The bestowal of the award was a significant moment in his career.
(授奖是他职业生涯中的一个重要时刻。)
- 例如:The bestowal of the award was a significant moment in his career.
- Bestowed(形容词):表示已经被授予的,通常用于描述某人或某物已获得某种荣誉或赠与。
- 例如:The bestowed honor was deeply appreciated by the recipient.
(被授予的荣誉受到了获奖者的深深感激。)
- 例如:The bestowed honor was deeply appreciated by the recipient.
例句:
- The university bestows honorary degrees on distinguished individuals.
(这所大学授予杰出人士荣誉学位。) - The charity bestowed a large donation to the local hospital.
(这个慈善机构向当地医院捐赠了大量款项。)
总结:
"Bestow" 主要指正式、庄重地授予某人荣誉、礼物或特权,通常用于表示敬意、慷慨或奖励某人的行为。