coffer 金库|每日一词Day156


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这个词不小心看走眼的话,就成了coffee。但它和咖啡可没有一点关系。
coffer,在过去指的是用来装钱、金银等贵重物品的——
【释义1】n. (旧时的)保险柜,贵重物品箱
牛津:a large strong box, used in the past for storing money or valuable objects
过去人们将贵重的物品放在箱子里保管,现代人更倾向于放在“金库”里,也就有了它的第二个意思——
【释义2】n. (政府、机构等的)金库,资金
牛津:[ pl.] a way of referring to the money that a government, an organization, etc. has available to spend (政府、机构等的)金库,资金
注意,这个用法要以复数形式coffers出现。【例句】
The nation's coffers are empty. 国库空虚。 
The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government. 彩票收入用于体育和娱乐事业,以及充实国库。
来看一个来自《Financial Times》的例句,英文原题为 Russia admits 'problems' as energy revenues fall——
This discount has narrowed as Russia has turned to non-western shipping, which is not covered by the cap, but remains significant enough to weigh on government coffers.随着俄罗斯转向非西方航运,这一折扣有所收窄一一非西方航运不受限制一一但仍足以给俄罗斯政府的金库带来压力。
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