strongroom

/ˈstrɒŋruːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstrɔːŋruːm/ (ame, ipa)

strongroom — noun

  • strongroomsingular
  • strongroomsplural

1. a specially reinforced room whose heavy walls and solid door protect cash, docum

1.名詞B2
釋義

a specially reinforced room whose heavy walls and solid door protect cash, documents, jewels, and other valuable property from thieves or fire

例句

Anthony carried the cash trays into the bank strongroom before closing time.

collocation: bank strongroom

Renata locked the strongroom after counting the museum's gold coins.

同義詞
  • vault

    very close in meaning, especially in banking, and often more common outside British English

  • secure room

    a plain descriptive term for a protected room, not always a formal bank-style space

  • safe

    much smaller, usually a metal container rather than a room you can walk into

  • strongbox

    a portable locked box, far smaller than a strongroom

用法筆記

Often used in British English for a walk-in secure room. A safe is usually smaller and not large enough to enter.

常見錯誤

❌The guard carried the papers to the safe room.
✅The guard carried the papers to the strongroom.
💡Use 'strongroom' when you mean a specially built secure room, not just any room that feels safe.
❌The clerk put the diamonds in a safe
✅The clerk put the diamonds in the strongroom.
💡A safe is usually a locked box or cabinet, while a strongroom is a whole room.