trove
trove — 名詞
- trovesingular
- trovesplural
1. a rich store of valuable, useful, or interesting things, or a source that holds
寶藏；寶庫
大量珍貴或有用事物，或其蘊藏處
a rich store of valuable, useful, or interesting things, or a source that holds many of them, often in a way that feels like a lucky discovery.
Workers uncovered a trove beneath the cracked kitchen floor, packed with silver coins.
工人們在龜裂的廚房地板下挖出一處寶藏，裡面塞滿了銀幣。
collocation: uncover a trove
The town archive held a trove of letters, maps, and family records.
鎮立檔案館收藏著大量書信、地圖和家族紀錄，簡直是一座寶庫。
pattern: a trove of documents or records
Lakshmi's notebook became a trove of simple recipes from her neighbours.
Lakshmi 的筆記本漸漸成了鄰居家常食譜的寶庫。
New teachers can use the website as a trove of free lesson plans.
新進教師可以把這個網站當成免費教案的寶庫。
Sayaka's drawer was a trove of theatre tickets from her college days.
Sayaka 的抽屜像個寶庫，收著她大學時代的戲票。
- treasure trove
stronger and more vivid; often used for hidden valuables or an especially exciting discovery
- goldmine
informal; stresses how useful or profitable the source is
- cache
emphasises that the collection is hidden or stored away, often secretly
文法句型
a trove of + plural noun
discover a trove
be a trove of + useful things
用法筆記
Most often appears in the pattern "a trove of + plural noun". It can describe hidden valuables, but it is also common for documents, memories, recipes, or other useful material that feels rich or unexpectedly rewarding.