n.

1. （基金、财产等的）捐赠[U]
2. 捐赠的基金、财产等[P1]
   That university has numerous endowments.

   那所大学有许多的捐款。

3. 才能，天资[P1]
   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。

n.

1. the action of endowing.
   ▸an income or form of property endowed.
2. a quality or ability with which a person is endowed.
3. [as modifier] denoting a form of life insurance involving payment of a fixed sum to the insured person on a specified date, or to their estate should they die before this date.