名詞 grant:

1. any monetary aid
2. the act of providing a subsidy
   同義詞：subsidization, subsidisation
3. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
   同義詞：assignment
4. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
   同義詞：Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
5. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
   同義詞：Cary Grant
6. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
   同義詞：Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant
7. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
   同義詞：concession
8. a right or privilege that has been granted

動(dòng)詞 grant:

1. let have
   同義詞：allow
2. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
   同義詞：award
3. be willing to concede
   同義詞：concede, yield
4. allow to have
   同義詞：accord, allot
5. bestow, especially officially
   同義詞：give
6. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   同義詞：concede, yield, cede
7. transfer by deed
   同義詞：deed over

1. The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
   政府撥款給這家公司使其免于破產(chǎn)。
2. I take it for granted you have read this book.
   我認(rèn)為你一定讀過(guò)這本書(shū)。
3. You can get a grant to improve your house.
   你可以得到一筆撥款來(lái)修繕住房。
4. He was granted his freedom on the condition that he leave the country.
   他已獲準(zhǔn)恢復(fù)自由，條件是他離開(kāi)這個(gè)國(guó)家。
5. I grant that your explanation is reasonable.
   我承認(rèn)你的解釋是合理的。

grant

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
grant.ed,grant.ing,grants
To consent to the fulfillment of:
同意：同意對(duì)…的滿足：
例句：
grant a request.
同意要求

To accord as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:
授予：把…作為幫助，特權(quán)或權(quán)利而給予：
例句：
granted the franchise to all citizens.
給予所有公民選舉權(quán)

To bestow; confer:
贈(zèng)予；提供：
例句：
grant aid.
給予幫助

To transfer (property) by a deed.
讓渡財(cái)產(chǎn)：按契約轉(zhuǎn)移（財(cái)產(chǎn)）
To concede; acknowledge:
承認(rèn)；知道：
例句：
I grant the genius of your plan, but you still will not find backers.
我承認(rèn)你的計(jì)劃有創(chuàng)意，但你還是不會(huì)找到支持者

n.（名詞）
The act of granting.
認(rèn)可：授予的行為

Something granted.
贈(zèng)予的東西
A giving of funds for a specific purpose:
基金的贈(zèng)予：為某一特定目的的基金供給：
例句：
federal grants for medical research.
醫(yī)療研究的聯(lián)邦資金

Law
【法律】
A transfer of property by deed.
財(cái)產(chǎn)讓渡：通過(guò)契約的財(cái)產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移
The property so transferred.
這樣轉(zhuǎn)移的財(cái)產(chǎn)
The deed by which the property is so transferred.
讓渡證書(shū)：財(cái)產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移時(shí)所依據(jù)的契約
One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
贈(zèng)予地：新罕布什爾州，緬因州和佛蒙特州幾塊授予個(gè)人或團(tuán)體的土地中的一塊

來(lái)源：
Middle English granten
中古英語(yǔ) granten
from Old French granter
源自 古法語(yǔ) granter
variant of creanter
creanter的變體
from Vulgar Latin *crôdent3re [to assure]
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *crôdent3re [確信]
from Latin crôdôns crôdent- [present participle of] crôdere [to believe] * see kerd-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) crôdôns crôdent- [] crôdere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [相信] *參見(jiàn) kerd-

【引伸】
grant.able
adj.（形容詞）
grant.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>grant,vouchsafe,concede,accord,awardThese verbs mean to give as a favor, prerogative, or privilege.
這些動(dòng)詞意指作為幫助，特權(quán)和權(quán)利而給予。
Grant usually implies that the giver is in a higher position, as one of authority, than the receiver and that he or she acts out of justice, mercy, or generosity:
Grant 通常暗含著施與者比接受者處于更高的位置，作為一種權(quán)威，他或她表現(xiàn)出公正，仁慈或慷慨：
例句：
granted the petitioner`s request;
滿足請(qǐng)?jiān)刚叩囊螅?/br>
例句：
granting permission.
準(zhǔn)許。

Vouchsafe emphasizes more strongly the giver`s superior position and connotes condescension:
Vouchsafe 更重強(qiáng)調(diào)施與者的優(yōu)等地位并意含屈尊惠允：
例句：
won`t vouchsafe an answer to your question.
不會(huì)屈尊給你的問(wèn)題一個(gè)答案。

Concede usually implies giving reluctantly in response to a strong claim:
Concede 通常暗指回應(yīng)強(qiáng)烈的要求而不情愿地給予：
例句：
had to concede the mayor`s incorruptible honesty.
不得不承認(rèn)市長(zhǎng)的清白、誠(chéng)實(shí)。

Accord andaward suggest that what is granted is proper, merited, or appropriate:
Accord 和award 意指被授予的事物是正確的，值得稱贊或合宜的：
例句：
must accord the senator the respect she is due;
必須給予議員她應(yīng)有的尊敬；

例句：
hopes to be awarded a stipend for further research.
希望能被給予進(jìn)一步研究的費(fèi)用。