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 gift /ˈgɪft/
 禮物,禮品;天賦,才能(v.)贈送,授予,使有天賦

 GIFT 縮寫
 [=granulocyte immunofluorescence test]粒細胞免疫熒光試驗

 Gift n.
 1. Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.
 Shall I receive by gift, what of my own, . . .
 I can command ?   --Milton.
 2. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.
 3. A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
    Neither take a gift, for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise.   --Deut. xvi. 19.
 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.
 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.
 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.

 Gift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gifting.] To endow with some power or faculty.  See gift4.
    He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity.   --I. Taylor.
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 gift
      n 1: something acquired without compensation
      2: natural qualities or talents [syn: endowment, talent, natural
         endowment]
      3: the act of giving [syn: giving]
      v 1: give qualities or abilities to [syn: endow, indue, empower,
            invest, endue]
      2: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
         for her birthday?" [syn: give, present]

 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.