gift 音标拼音: [g'ɪft]
n . 礼物,礼品;天赋,才能
v . 赠送,授予,使有天赋
礼物,礼品;天赋,才能赠送,授予,使有天赋
gift n 1 :
something acquired without compensation 2 :
natural abilities or qualities [
synonym : {
endowment }, {
gift },
{
talent }, {
natural endowment }]
3 :
the act of giving [
synonym : {
giving }, {
gift }]
v 1 :
give qualities or abilities to [
synonym : {
endow }, {
indue },
{
gift }, {
empower }, {
invest }, {
endue }]
2 :
give as a present ;
make a gift of ; "
What will you give her for her birthday ?" [
synonym : {
give }, {
gift }, {
present }]
Gift \
Gift \,
n . [
OE .
gift ,
yift ,
yeft ,
AS .
gift ,
fr .
gifan to give ;
akin to D . &
G .
gift ,
Icel .
gift ,
gipt ,
Goth .
gifts (
in comp .).
See {
Give },
v .
t .]
1 .
Anything given ;
anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation ;
a present ;
an offering .
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Shall I receive by gift ,
what of my own , . . .
I can command ? --
Milton .
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2 .
The act ,
right ,
or power of giving or bestowing ;
as ,
the office is in the gift of the President .
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3 .
A bribe ;
anything given to corrupt .
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Neither take a gift ,
for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise . --
Deut .
xvi .
19 .
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4 .
Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic ;
a striking or special talent or aptitude ;
power ;
faculty ;
as ,
the gift of wit ;
a gift for speaking .
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5 . (
Law )
A voluntary transfer of real or personal property ,
without any consideration .
It can be perfected only by deed ,
or in case of personal property ,
by an actual delivery of possession . --
Bouvier . --
Burrill .
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{
Gift rope } (
Naut ),
a rope extended to a boat for towing it ;
a guest rope .
Syn :
Present ;
donation ;
grant ;
largess ;
benefaction ;
boon ;
bounty ;
gratuity ;
endowment ;
talent ;
faculty .
Usage : {
Gift }, {
Present }, {
Donation }.
These words ,
as here compared ,
denote something gratuitously imparted to another out of one '
s property .
A gift is something given whether by a superior or an inferior ,
and is usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who receives it .
A present is ordinarly from an equal or inferior ,
and is always intended as a compliment or expression of kindness .
Donation is a word of more dignity ,
denoting ,
properly ,
a gift of considerable value ,
and ordinarly a gift made either to some public institution ,
or to an individual on account of his services to the public ;
as ,
a donation to a hospital ,
a charitable society ,
or a minister .
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Gift \
Gift \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Gifted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Gifting }.]
To endow with some power or faculty .
See {
gift }[
4 ].
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He was gifted . . .
with philosophical sagacity . --
I .
Taylor .
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197 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gift ":
Christmas present ,
ability ,
accomplishment ,
accord ,
acquirement ,
acuity ,
acuteness ,
administer ,
adroitness ,
afford ,
allot ,
allow ,
alms ,
an ear for ,
an eye for ,
aptitude ,
aptness ,
attainment ,
award ,
baksheesh ,
benefaction ,
benefit ,
benevolence ,
bent ,
bestow ,
bestow on ,
bestowal ,
birthday present ,
bonus ,
boon ,
bounty ,
box ,
braininess ,
brightness ,
brilliance ,
bump ,
cadeau ,
caliber ,
capability ,
capacity ,
capacity for ,
charity ,
chip in ,
clear thinking ,
cleverness ,
communicate ,
compliment ,
complimentariness ,
confer ,
contribute ,
contribute to ,
contribution ,
costlessness ,
deal ,
deal out ,
dexterity ,
dish out ,
dispense ,
dole ,
dole out ,
donate ,
donate to ,
donation ,
dower ,
dowry ,
endowment ,
equipment ,
esprit ,
expenselessness ,
extend ,
facility ,
faculty ,
fairing ,
favor ,
felicity ,
flair ,
fork out ,
forte ,
free ride ,
freebie ,
freeness ,
genius ,
genius for ,
gift for ,
gift with ,
giftedness ,
gifts ,
give ,
give freely ,
give out ,
give to ,
grant ,
gratuitousness ,
gratuity ,
hand out ,
hand -
out ,
handsel ,
head ,
heap ,
help to ,
honorarium ,
impart ,
inclination ,
innate aptitude ,
instinct ,
issue ,
keen -
wittedness ,
keenness ,
kick in ,
knack ,
labor of love ,
largess ,
largesse ,
lavish ,
leaning ,
legacy ,
let have ,
long suit ,
makings ,
mental alertness ,
mercurial mind ,
mete ,
mete out ,
metier ,
native cleverness ,
natural endowment ,
natural gift ,
nimble mind ,
nimble -
wittedness ,
nimbleness ,
no charge ,
nose ,
nous ,
numen ,
oblation ,
offer ,
offering ,
parts ,
peace offering ,
pledge ,
potential ,
pour ,
pourboire ,
power ,
powers ,
premium ,
present ,
presentation ,
prize ,
proffer ,
propensity ,
qualification ,
quick parts ,
quick thinking ,
quick wit ,
quick -
wittedness ,
quickness ,
rain ,
ready wit ,
remembrance ,
render ,
reward ,
savvy ,
serve ,
set ,
sharp -
wittedness ,
sharpness ,
shell out ,
shower ,
slip ,
smartness ,
smarts ,
snow ,
souvenir ,
speciality ,
specialty ,
sprightly wit ,
strength ,
strong flair ,
strong point ,
subscribe ,
sweeten the kitty ,
talent ,
talents ,
tendency ,
tender ,
the goods ,
the stuff ,
tip ,
token ,
tribute ,
turn ,
turn for ,
vouchsafe ,
what it takes ,
white elephant ,
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Gift (
1 .)
An gratuity (
Prov .
19 :
6 )
to secure favour (
18 :
16 ;
21 :
14 ),
a thank -
offering (
Num .
18 :
11 ),
or a dowry (
Gen .
34 :
12 ).
(
2 .)
An oblation or proppitatory gift (
2Sa 8 :
2 ,
6 ;
1Ch 18 :
2 ,
6 ;
2Ch 26 :
8 ;
Ps .
45 :
12 ;
72 :
10 ).
(
3 .)
A bribe to a judge to obtain a favourable verdict (
Ex .
23 :
8 ;
Deut .
16 :
19 ).
(
4 .)
Simply a thing given (
Matt .
7 :
11 ;
Luke 11 :
13 ;
Eph .
4 :
8 );
sacrifical (
Matt .
5 :
23 ,
24 ;
8 :
4 );
eleemosynary (
Luke 21 :
1 );
a gratuity (
John 4 :
10 ;
Acts 8 :
20 ).
In Acts 2 :
38 the generic word dorea is rendered "
gift ."
It differs from the charisma (
1 Cor .
12 :
4 )
as denoting not miraculous powers but the working of a new spirit in men ,
and that spirit from God .
The giving of presents entered largely into the affairs of common life in the East .
The nature of the presents was as various as were the occasions :
food (
1 Sam .
9 :
7 ;
16 :
20 ),
sheep and cattle (
Gen .
32 :
13 -
15 ),
gold (
2 Sam .
18 :
11 ),
jewels (
Gen .
24 :
53 ),
furniture ,
and vessels for eating and drinking (
2 Sam .
17 :
28 );
delicacies ,
as spices ,
honey ,
etc . (
1 Kings 10 :
25 ;
2 Kings 5 :
22 ).
The mode of presentation was with as much parade as possible :
the presents were conveyed by the hands of servants (
Judg .
3 :
18 ),
or still better ,
on the backs of beasts of burden (
2 Kings 8 :
9 ).
The refusal of a present was regarded as a high indignity ;
and this constituted the aggravated insult noticed in Matt .
22 :
11 ,
the marriage robe having been offered and refused .
GIFT ,
contracts .
The act by which the owner of a thing ,
voluntarily transfers the title and possession of the same ,
from himself to another person who accepts it ,
without any consideration .
It differs from a grant ,
sale ,
or barter in this ,
that in each of these cases there must be a consideration ,
and a gift ,
as the @
definitionstates ,
must be without consideration .
2 .
The manner of making the gift may be in writing ,
or verbally ,
and ,
as far as personal chattels are concerned ,
they are equally binding .
Perk .
Sec .
57 ;
2 Bl .
Com .
441 .
But real estate must be transferred by deed .
3 .
There must be a transfer made with an intention of passing the title ,
and delivering the possession of the thing given ,
and it must be accepted by the donee .
1 Madd .
Ch .
R .
176 ,
Am .
ed .
p .
104 ;
sed vide 2 Barn .
&
Ald .
551 ;
Noy '
s Rep .
67 .
4 .
The transfer must be without consideration ,
for if there be the least consideration ,
it will change the contract into a sale or barter ,
if possession be delivered ;
or if not ,
into an executory contract .
2 Bl .
Com .
440 .
5 .
Gifts are divided into gifts inter vivos ,
and gifts causa mortis ;
and also '
into simple or proper gifts ;
that is ,
such as are to take immediate effect ,
without any condition ;
and qualified or improper gifts ,
or such as derive their force upon the happening ,
of some condition or contingency ;
as ,
for example ,
a donatio causa mortis .
Vide Donatio causa mortis ;
Gifts inter vivos ;
and Vin .
Ab .
h .
t .;
Com .
Dig .
Biens ,
D 2 ,
and Grant ;
Bac .
Ab .
Grant ;
14 Vin .
Ab .
19 3 M . &
S .
7 5 Taunt .
212 1 Miles ,
R .
109 .
GIFT ,
conveyancing .
A voluntary conveyance ;
that is ,
a conveyance not founded on the consideration of money or blood .
The word denotes rather the motive of the conveyance ;
so that a feoffment or grant may be called a gift when gratuitous .
A gift is of the same nature as a settlement ;
neither denotes a form of assurance ,
but the nature of the transaction .
Watk .
Prin .
199 ,
by Preston .
The operative words of this conveyance are do or dedi .
The maker of this instrument is called the donor ,
and he to whom it is made ,
the donee .
2 B .
Com .
316 Litt .
69 ;
Touchs .
ch .
11 .
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