单词 | trove |
释义 | troven. = treasure-trove n., in the sense ‘a valuable find’. Hence, a source of treasure, a reserve or repository of valuable things. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > that which is obtained or acquired > an acquisition or gain > a valuable find trove1886 society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > treasury > [noun] treasuryc1290 coffer1377 treasure1426 hoard-housec1440 treasure-house1486 thesaurhouse1488 thesaurer house1489 thesaurary house1495 gold housea1500 thesaurary1592 reconditory1633 thesaurya1639 thesaurus1823 chancery1842 trove1976 1886 R. Kipling Consequences in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 9 Dec. 3/4 The value of her trove struck her, and she cast about thinking how she best might use it. 1901 R. Kipling Kim i. 11 Delighted as a child at each new trove. 1909 G. W. Young Wind & Hill Ded. A kingdom..More rich than childhood's fairy trove. 1976 Publishers Weekly 13 Sept. 97/1 Reaching back to the fifth century and up to today, the authors find a trove of artists whose work merits acknowledgment. 1982 Sci. Amer. Aug. 30 a/1 Kingdon has himself visited 105 of those areas. He returns with his trove of image and understanding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886 |
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