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.
   他請求人們捐款，但離開時卻一無所獲！
4. She turned her nose up at my small donation.
   她嫌我捐贈微薄而嗤之以鼻。
5. The donation aggregated to$10,000.
   捐款合計達一萬美元。
6. A wealthy sponsor came to our rescue with a generous donation.
   有個富有的贊助人慷慨捐贈來解救我們。

do.na.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of giving to a fund or cause.
捐贈：對某一基金或事業(yè)的捐贈
A gift or grant; a contribution.
贈品：一件禮物或給予物；一件貢獻物

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