RESTITUTIONS, n. The founding or endowing of universities and public libraries by gift or bequest.

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public ['pʌblɪk] 词频1 词根: popul
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的; n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
gift [ɡɪft] 词频1
n. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资; vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
bequest [bi'kwest] 词根: 询问
n. 遗赠;遗产,遗赠物;
"He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren."
他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。
近义:legacy, bequeathal, bequeathment, devisal, devise, heirdom
founding ['faundiŋ]
n. [机] 铸造,熔铸; v. 建造( found的现在分词);熔化;建立…的基础,以…为基础;
"China is a founding member of the United Nations."
中国是联合国的创始会员国之一.
近义:melting, casting, font, instituting, institutive, establishing
restitutions
(restitution 的复数) n. 归还, 偿还, 赔偿\\n[医] 整复, 恢复, 转回(胎头)
endowing
v. 捐钱( endow的现在分词 ); 捐赠; 资助; 使(某人)天生具有(好资质、能力等)

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