[with obj.]confer or present (an honour, right, or gift) 授予(荣誉,权利),赠与(礼物) the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm. 此王国的君主把这个官职授给了他。 ■[with adverbial of place](archaic)put (something) in a specified place (古)存放,贮藏 stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands. 俯身把礼物放在急不可耐地伸出的手中。
派生 bestowal noun 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'use for, devote to'): from be-(as an intensifier) + Old English stōw 'place'