c. 1300, "room for treasure," from Old French tresorie "treasury" (11c.), from tresor (see treasure (n.)). Meaning "department of state that controls public revenue" is recorded from late 14c. An Old English word for "room for treasure" was maem-hus and for "treasury," feo-hus (see fee).
雙語例句
1. America's treasury secretary identified the most heavily indebted countries.
美國財(cái)政部長指出了負(fù)債最多的那些國家。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Treasury has long been predicting an upturn in consumer spending.
財(cái)政部早就預(yù)測消費(fèi)者支出會(huì)出現(xiàn)上揚(yáng)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. There was a note of caution for the Treasury in the figures.
統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字向財(cái)政部亮出了警告。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Among the speakers at the gathering was Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady.
與會(huì)的發(fā)言人中有財(cái)政部長尼古拉斯·布萊迪。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety.