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exchequer

UK //ɪksˈtʃekə(r)//US //ˈɛksˌtʃɛkər//

词源

源自中古英语 escheker,来自古法语 eschequier(棋盘),因财政部官员曾在棋盘格桌布上计算账目而得名。

noun

❶ 指国家或政府的财政部门,特别指英国的国库或财政系统,负责管理公共资金和税收。

“The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented the annual budget.”

(财政大臣提交了年度预算。)

“Funds from the exchequer were allocated to healthcare.”

(国库资金被分配到医疗保健领域。)

同义词:treasury, coffers, public purse

常见短语

Chancellor of the Exchequer — 英国政府中负责财政和经济事务的高级官员,相当于财政部长。

“The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced new tax reforms.”

(财政大臣宣布了新的税收改革。)