treasury
treasury — 名詞
1. In some countries, the part of the national government that handles the country'
財政部
掌管國家財政的政府部門
In some countries, the part of the national government that handles the country's financial affairs — for example, collecting taxes, planning the annual budget, and deciding how public money gets spent.
Minho works for the Treasury, helping prepare the annual budget for schools.
Minho 在財政部工作，負責協助編製學校的年度預算。
collocation: works for / at the Treasury
The Treasury announced new plans to lower taxes for small businesses next year.
財政部宣布了明年降低小型企業稅收的新計畫。
collocation: announced plans to lower [taxes]
Hugo's grandfather was a senior official at the Treasury during the 1990s.
Hugo 的祖父在 1990 年代曾擔任財政部的高級官員。
Any large government spending must receive Treasury approval before it can happen.
任何大型政府支出都必須先獲得財政部批准才能執行。
Treasury officials met with bank leaders to discuss the rising cost of borrowing.
財政部官員與銀行高層會面，討論借貸成本持續攀升的問題。
- finance ministry
used in most countries outside the UK/US
- exchequer
UK-specific, more formal term
- public purse
metaphorical term for government funds controlled by the Treasury
文法句型
the Treasury + singular verb
Treasury + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
Often capitalized (the Treasury) when referring to a specific national department such as the UK Treasury or the US Department of the Treasury. The lowercase form (treasury) is used for the general concept or for the funds sense (sense 3).
常見錯誤
2. A secure room, building, or container designed to hold and protect precious obje
寶庫
存放貴重物品的安全地方
A secure room, building, or container designed to hold and protect precious objects or large sums of money — for example, a strongroom in a castle or a vault inside a museum.
The museum's treasury contains gold coins and ancient jewellery from the Ming dynasty.
博物館的寶庫中藏有明朝的金幣與古代珠寶。
collocation: museum's treasury / castle's treasury
Ilan showed the children the castle's treasury, where the royal crown was kept.
Ilan 帶孩子們參觀城堡的寶庫，皇家王冠就存放在那裡。
collocation: showed [someone] the treasury
The thieves tried to break into the treasury but the alarm system stopped them.
竊賊試圖闖入寶庫，但警報系統阻止了他們。
Inside the old bank, a hidden treasury held bars of silver and rare paintings.
在舊銀行的內部，有一座隱藏的寶庫存放著銀條與稀有畫作。
Zola discovered a small treasury of antique books locked in the library basement.
Zola 在圖書館地下室發現了一座上鎖的小型古籍寶庫。
- vault
specifically a secure room or compartment, often in a bank
- strongroom
a heavily protected room for valuables
- repository
more formal; a place where anything is stored
文法句型
possessive + treasury
treasury of + noun
用法筆記
Can be used literally (a physical room in a building) or metaphorically (a collection of valuable items such as books or artworks). In metaphorical use, the object is something culturally or personally valuable, not necessarily financial.
常見錯誤
3. The money or financial resources that belong to a country, an organization, or a
資金
政府、組織或個人擁有的錢財
The money or financial resources that belong to a country, an organization, or a person — for example, the funds a sports club has available to buy new equipment or pay its bills.
The charity's treasury was running low after the donations stopped coming in.
停止收到捐款後，這家慈善機構的資金逐漸見底。
collocation: treasury was running low
The church's treasury was barely enough to cover the roof repairs after the winter storms.
冬季暴風雨過後，教會的資金勉強夠支付屋頂修繕費用。
structure: possessive + treasury + was barely enough to [purpose]
The school's treasury was enough to buy new computers for the library.
學校的資金足夠為圖書館購買新的電腦。
Gabriela manages the club treasury and writes all the cheques for expenses.
Gabriela 負責管理社團資金，並開立所有費用的支票。
After the storm, the town treasury had to pay for road repairs and cleaning.
暴風雨過後，鎮上的資金必須支付道路修復與清理費用。
文法句型
possessive + treasury
the + noun + treasury
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 3 refers to the money itself (the financial pool), while sense 1 refers to the government department that controls that money. A charity's 'treasury' (sense 3) is its funds; the UK 'Treasury' (sense 1) is the department that manages the nation's budget.