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    The treasurer is the person in a group who takes care of the group's money. Not the person who owns it — the person who is trusted to look after it and to say where it went.

    The treasurer treasurer是 is the person in a group一個團體裡的人 who takes care of the group's money負責照顧團體的錢。Not the person who owns it不是擁有這筆錢的人 — the person而是 who is trusted to look after it被信任來照顧這筆錢 and to say where it went並說明錢花到哪裡去的人。

    A club, a school, a church, a company, a political party: if money comes in and goes out, someone is the treasurer.

    A club, a school, a church, a company, a political party社團、學校、教會、公司、政黨: if money comes in and goes out只要有錢進出, someone就會有人 is the treasurer是treasurer。

    The job is mostly this: keep the money safe, keep a record, pay the bills the group agreed to pay, and stand up at the meeting and report.

    The job這份工作 is mostly this基本上就是: keep the money safe把錢保管好, keep a record做紀錄, pay the bills the group agreed to pay付團體同意要付的帳單, and而且 stand up at the meeting and report在會議上站起來報告。

    "We had $40,000 in January. We have $31,000 now. Here is why." The word is a title, not a description of a mood or a skill.

    "We had $40,000 in January. We have $31,000 now. Here is why."「We had $40,000 in January. We have $31,000 now. Here is why.」The word這個字 is a title是一個職稱, not a description of a mood or a skill而不是形容心情或技能的詞。

    You are treasurer because a group chose you, usually by a vote, and you stop being treasurer when your turn ends. This is why it is nearly always used with 'the' or with the group's name: the club treasurer, the treasurer of the association.

    You你 are treasurer會是treasurer because因為 a group chose you一個團體選了你, usually by a vote通常是用投票的方式, and而 you stop being treasurer你不再是treasurer when your turn ends當你的任期結束時。This這 is why就是為什麼 it is nearly always used with 'the' or with the group's name它幾乎都會搭配'the'或團體名稱來用: the club treasurer「the club treasurer」, the treasurer of the association「the treasurer of the association」。

    In American government it is also an official job title — a state has a Treasurer, and the US has a Treasury Secretary, which is the same idea grown very large. Though actually, in a small club the treasurer is often just one member who is good with numbers and did not say no fast enough, and everyone still calls them 'the treasurer' with a straight face. There is no size limit on the word.

    In American government在美國政府裡 it它 is also an official job title也是一個正式的職稱 — a state一個州 has a Treasurer會有一位Treasurer, and而 the US美國 has a Treasury Secretary有一位Treasury Secretary, which is the same idea grown very large這就是同樣的概念放大了很多倍。Though actually不過其實, in a small club在小型社團裡 the treasurer treasurer is often just one member常常就只是某一個成員 who is good with numbers剛好很會算數字 and did not say no fast enough而且沒有及時拒絕, and而 everyone still calls them 'the treasurer' with a straight face大家還是一本正經地叫他們'the treasurer'。There is沒有 no size limit on the word這個字沒有規模大小的限制。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成treasure(財寶、寶物)+ -er(做這件事的人)。所以字面就是「顧著寶物的人」。treasure 本身經過古法語 tresor 進到英文,再加上 -er。古英文本來有自己的說法 māþmhierde(寶物的牧人),後來被這個外來字擠掉了。

同家族的字

  • treasurethe root — the valuable thing itself; a treasurer looks after it
  • treasurysame tresor root + -y — the place the money is kept, or the government department that keeps it

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

treasurernoun/ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    The government official in charge of the Treasury.

  • 2

    The head of a corporation's treasury department.

  • 3

    The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。