treasure

英 ['tre??] 美['tr???]

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復數:?treasures;第三人稱單數:?treasures;過去式:?treasured;過去分詞:?treasured;現在分詞:?treasuring;

1. 揣著。

treasure 財富，珍寶

來自古法語 tresor,寶庫，藏寶，來自拉丁語 thesaurus,寶庫，來自希臘語 thesauros,倉庫，來自 PIE*dhe,做，放置，詞源同 do,thesis,thesaurus.引申詞義財富，珍寶。

treasure: treasure: [12] Treasure comes ultimately from Greek thēsaurós ‘treasure’, a word of unknown origin. This was borrowed into Latin as thēsaurus (acquired directly by English as thesaurus [19] with the metaphorical sense ‘treasury of knowledge, words, etc’), and it made its way into English via Vulgar Latin *tresaurus and Old French tresor.
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treasure (n.): mid-12c., tresor, from Old French tresor "treasury, hoard, treasure" (11c., Modern French trésor), from Gallo-Roman *tresaurus, from Latin thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (source also of Spanish, Italian tesoro), from Greek thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus). In Middle English also thresur, etc.; modern spelling is from 16c. Replaced Old English goldhord. General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c. 1200. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove, see trove.
treasure (v.): late 14c., "to amass treasure; to store up for the future," also figurative, "regard as precious, retain carefully in the mind," from treasure (n.). Related: Treasured; treasuring.

1. The society's archives are a treasure trove for scholars.: 該協會的檔案對學者來說簡直是寶藏。

2. This Islington shop is a treasure trove of beautiful bridalwear.: 這家位于伊斯靈頓區的商店里匯聚了各種漂亮的新娘服裝。

5. Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove.: 溫莎城堡確實是名副其實的古物寶藏。