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.
双语例句
1. The society's archives are a treasure trove for scholars.
该协会的档案对学者来说简直是宝藏。
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2. This Islington shop is a treasure trove of beautiful bridalwear.
这家位于伊斯灵顿区的商店里汇聚了各种漂亮的新娘服装。
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3. We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
我们应该把这些宝物带到一个安全的地方。
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4. The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
那本词典是个巨大的信息宝库。
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5. Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove.