bestow

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bestow — 動詞

  • bestowpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bestowshe / she / it
  • bestowedpast simple
  • bestowing-ing form

1. to formally give a person something valuable — such as an award, a title, or a s

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

授予；賜予

正式將榮譽、頭銜或珍貴之物給予某人

to formally give a person something valuable — such as an award, a title, or a special quality — usually as a way of marking respect or recognising what they have done.

例句

The university bestowed an honorary doctorate on the retired judge at the spring ceremony.

該大學在春季典禮上授予這位退休法官榮譽博士學位。

bestow + thing + on + recipient (formal honour)

Queen Margrethe bestowed a knighthood upon the explorer who mapped the Arctic ice fields.

Margrethe 女王將騎士頭銜賜予這位繪製北極冰原地圖的探險家。

bestow + thing + upon + recipient (literary register)

常見搭配
  • bestow an honour
  • bestow a title
  • bestow a blessing
  • bestow praise
  • bestow a gift
  • be bestowed on / upon
  • generously bestow
同義詞
  • confer

    near-synonym in formal/legal contexts; 'confer a degree on' is interchangeable with 'bestow'.

  • grant

    neutral register; emphasises permission or right rather than honour.

  • award

    implies a prize earned through merit or competition, often after a decision.

  • present

    ceremonial handover, but lighter than 'bestow' and used for medals, certificates, flowers.

反義詞
  • withhold

    to deliberately not give something that could be given.

  • deny

    to refuse to grant something that was requested.

文法句型

bestow + something + on/upon + somebody

用法筆記

Object is usually something prestigious or carefully chosen — an honour, title, award, gift, blessing, or quality — never an ordinary item you might hand over in daily life. The recipient is introduced by 'on' or, more literary, 'upon'. Frequently appears in the passive ('was bestowed on…').

常見錯誤

My friend bestowed me a coffee.
My friend gave me a coffee.
'bestow' is reserved for formal or ceremonial giving, not everyday transactions.
The committee bestowed the prize to the winner.
The committee bestowed the prize on the winner.
the recipient takes 'on' or 'upon', never 'to'.

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常用片語

  • bestow upon someone the honour of
  • be bestowed with

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