investment ♦︎ grant ♦︎ funding ♦︎ subsidy ♦︎ backing ♦︎ sponsorship ♦︎ endowmentThese are all words for money that a government or company pays to a person, company or organization, often in order to support them.這些詞均表示投資、撥款、補貼、資助。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆investment / a grant / funding / a subsidy / backing / sponsorship / an endowment from sb / sth◆investment / a grant / funding / a subsidy / backing / sponsorship / an endowment for sth◆a grant / a subsidy to sb / sth◆a grant / funding to do sth◆(a) substantial investment / grant / funding / subsidy / backing / sponsorship◆(a) generous grant / funding / subsidy / sponsorship / endowment◆(a) government investment / grant / funding / subsidy / backing / sponsorship◆(a) public investment / funding / subsidy / backing◆(a) business / commercial / corporate investment / funding / backing / sponsorship◆(an) annual investment / grant / funding / subsidy◆to get investment / a grant / funding / a subsidy / backing / sponsorship◆to receive / increase investment / a grant / funding / a subsidy / sponsorship / an endowment◆to cut investment / funding / a subsidy◆to attract investment / funding / sponsorship◆to apply for / be eligible for / qualify for a grant / funding / a subsidy■investment [countable, uncountable] money that a company, government or person spends on property, a business or service, in order to make a profit or to make the organization or service work better投資;投資額◆We made an initial investment of $10 000.我們首期投資 1萬元。◆I'm hoping for a good return on my investment.我指望我的投資有好的回報。◆We bought the house as an investment(= to make money).我們買這所房子作爲投資。◆The country needs massive government investment in education.該國需要政府對教育進行大規模資助。 see also invest ⇨ spend1■grant[countable] an amount of money that is given by a government or organization to be used for a particular purpose(政府或機構的)撥款◆She has been awarded a research grant by Liverpool University.利物浦大學發給了她一筆研究經費。◆The hospital has applied for a government grant to buy a new scanner.醫院申請了一筆政府撥款,用於購買一台新掃描儀。■funding [uncountable] money that is given by a government or organization to be used for a particular purpose; the act of providing this money(政府或機構的)撥款,資金;提供資金◆There have been large cuts in government funding for scientific research.政府提供的科研資金已大幅度削減。◆the current debate on the funding of higher education目前對高等教育撥款的討論 see also fund ⇨ fundverb, funds ⇨ money1NOTE辨析 Grant or funding?A grant is an individual amount of money given to a particular person or organization, often for a particular project. Funding can also be used to talk about individual amounts or projects, but it is often a larger, less definite amount of money, given for a more general purpose to people or organizations of the same general type. * grant指撥給某一特定的人或組織的單筆款項,常用於某一專項。funding亦可指單筆款項或專項撥款,但常指數額較大又不太確定的款項,撥給不特定的個人或組織,用於一般性的目的◆public funding for the arts給藝術事業的公共撥款◆public grants for the arts■subsidy ˈsʌbsədi [countable, uncountable] money that is paid by a government or organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods, so that their prices can be kept low補貼;補助金;津貼◆The EU spends billions on subsidies to farmers every year.歐盟每年花費數十億資金補貼農民。◆They want to reduce the level of government subsidy.他們想要降低政府補貼的標準。 see also subsidize ⇨ fundverb■backing [uncountable] support, often including money, given to a person, organization or plan幫助,支持,協助(常包括金錢)◆The museum has always received limited financial backing from the local authority.博物館從地方當局得到的資助總是很有限。◆The police gave the proposals their full backing.警方對這些提案給予全力支持。 see also back ⇨ supportverb1■sponsorship [uncountable] money that is given by a company or person to pay for a concert, sporting event, etc. or for sb's training or education, usually in return for advertising(對音樂會、體育賽事等或培訓、教育等的)資助,贊助,贊助款(通常以此達到做廣告之效)◆The race organizers are trying to attract sponsorship from local firms.賽事組織者正努力尋求當地公司的贊助。 see also sponsor ⇨ sponsornoun, sponsor ⇨ fundverb■endowment [countable, uncountable] (formal) money that is given to a school, college or other institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money捐款;捐贈;資助◆The purpose of the fund was to provide endowments for houses of historic interest that were threatened with sale.該基金旨在爲具有歷史價值但有遭變賣之虞的房屋提供資助。 see also endow ⇨ fundverb
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