名詞 donation:

1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
   同義詞：contribution
2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
   同義詞：contribution

1. Her request for a donation met with a repulse.
   她要求贊助卻遭到粗暴拒絕。
2. Her request for a donation met with a rude repulse.
   她要求贊助卻遭到粗暴拒絕。
3. He asked for a donation but went away empty handed.
   他請(qǐng)求人們捐款，但離開時(shí)卻一無(wú)所獲！
4. She turned her nose up at my small donation.
   她嫌我捐贈(zèng)微薄而嗤之以鼻。
5. The donation aggregated to$10,000.
   捐款合計(jì)達(dá)一萬(wàn)美元。
6. A wealthy sponsor came to our rescue with a generous donation.
   有個(gè)富有的贊助人慷慨捐贈(zèng)來(lái)解救我們。

do.na.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of giving to a fund or cause.
捐贈(zèng)：對(duì)某一基金或事業(yè)的捐贈(zèng)
A gift or grant; a contribution.
贈(zèng)品：一件禮物或給予物；一件貢獻(xiàn)物

來(lái)源：
Middle English donacioun [gift, benefice]
中古英語(yǔ) donacioun [禮品，俸餉]
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin dôn3tiô dôn3tiôn-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) dôn3tiô dôn3tiôn-
from dôn3tus [past participle of] dôn3re [to give]
源自 dôn3tus [] dôn3re的過(guò)去分詞 [給予]
from dônum [gift] * see dô-
源自 dônum [禮物] *參見 dô-