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She received a beautiful gift from her friend.
她收到了朋友送的一份漂亮的礼物。
赠送的物品,用于表达祝福或感谢
He gave her a gift on her birthday.
他送了她一份生日礼物。
天赋,天生的才能
She has a gift for music.
她有音乐天赋。
法律上指无偿转让财产
The property was transferred as a gift.
这处房产作为礼物被无偿转让。
'gift' 通常指更正式或有意义的赠品,而 'present' 更常用于日常场合。例如:'a birthday gift' 比 'a birthday present' 更庄重。
在某些文化中,拒绝礼物可能被视为失礼。在赠送礼物时,了解收礼者的文化习俗很重要。
From Old Norse 'gift' (marriage portion), related to Old English 'gift' (payment for a wife), ultimately from Proto-Germanic '*giftiz' (to give).
As a verb, 'gift' is rare in modern English except in legal contexts (e.g., 'gifted to charity'). More common in noun form.