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carryover

UK //ˈkær.iˌəʊ.vər//US //ˈkær.iˌoʊ.vɚ//

词源

由动词'carry'(携带)和'over'(越过)组合而成,最早记录于19世纪中期,最初用于会计领域。

noun

❶ 指将某事物从一个时期、情境或用途延续到另一个时期或情境中的行为或结果。常用于财务、农业或项目管理中。

“The unused vacation days will be a carryover to next year.”

(未使用的假期天数将延续到下一年。)

“There was a significant carryover of funds from last quarter's budget.”

(上季度的预算中有大量资金结转到本季度。)

同义词:continuation, extension, transfer

adjective

❶ 描述那些从一个时期延续到另一个时期的事物或影响,强调其持久性或后续效应。

“The carryover effects of the medication lasted for several days.”

(这种药物的持续效应延续了好几天。)

“We need to account for carryover costs in next year's budget.”

(我们需要在明年的预算中考虑延续成本。)

同义词:residual, remaining, persisting

常见短语

carryover effect — 指某个行为、事件或干预的持续影响,即使原始行为已经结束,其效果仍然存在。

“The training program had strong carryover effects on employee performance.”

(培训项目对员工表现产生了显著的持续影响。)

carryover balance — 财务术语,指从一个会计期间结转到下一个会计期间的余额。

“The company had a $50,000 carryover balance in its research budget.”

(该公司的研究预算有5万美元的结转余额。)