bestow

bestow
verb
  1. [with obj.]confer or present (an honour, right, or gift)
    授予(荣誉,权利),赠与(礼物)
    the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm.
    此王国的君主把这个官职授给了他。
    ■[with adverbial of place](archaic)put (something) in a specified place
    (古)存放,贮藏
    stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands.
    俯身把礼物放在急不可耐地伸出的手中。
派生
bestowal
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'use for, devote to'): from be-(as an intensifier) + Old English stōw 'place'
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