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. => thesaurus
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.
雙語例句
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。
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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。
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3. We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
我們應該把這些寶物帶到一個安全的地方。
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4. The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
那本詞典是個巨大的信息寶庫。
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5. Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove.