exchequer

/ɪksˈtʃekə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪksˈtʃekər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈeks-ˌche-kər iks-ˈche-/ (ame, mw)

exchequer — 名詞

1. the government office, especially in the UK or Ireland, that collects public mon

1.名詞C1
釋義

財政部門

掌管政府收支的部門

the government office, especially in the UK or Ireland, that collects public money and pays for state spending

例句

The Exchequer released funds for flood repairs after the winter storm.

財政部門在冬季暴風雨過後撥款進行水災修復工程。

collocation: release funds

Brooke learned that the Exchequer collects taxes and pays for schools.

Brooke 了解到，財政部門會徵稅，也會支付學校經費。

pattern: the Exchequer + verb

同義詞
  • treasury

    the more common modern term for the same kind of government office

  • finance ministry

    used in many countries outside the UK and Ireland; less specifically British

  • ministry of finance

    an official title used by many governments for the same function

文法句型

the Exchequer + verb

[country]'s Exchequer

用法筆記

Usually capitalized when it names a national office. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the office that manages public money, while sense 2 is the money itself.

2. the public money that a government has available to spend

2.名詞C1
釋義

國庫；公帑

政府可動用的財政資源

the public money that a government has available to spend

例句

The war drained the exchequer, so bridge repairs had to wait.

戰爭耗盡了國庫，所以橋梁修繕只好延後。

collocation: drain the exchequer

A rise in oil prices added millions to the national exchequer.

油價上漲讓國庫增加了數百萬收入。

pattern: add to the exchequer

同義詞
  • public funds

    the clearest modern term for government money available for spending

  • national treasury

    stresses the state's stored money rather than the office

  • coffers

    a more literary word often used in news writing about public money

文法句型

drain the exchequer

add to the exchequer

the national exchequer

用法筆記

Usually appears with 'the' or a modifier such as 'national'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to the money available, not the office that controls it.