"earmarks" in Chinese (Traditional)
專項撥款明顯特徵
Definition
「Earmarks」可以指專門撥給特定用途的資金,特別是在政府預算中。也可以指某物的獨有特徵。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於政府、政治的語境,意指特別撥款;也常指事物的特殊特徵。與“trademark”(商標)和“hallmark”(特徵)不同。
Examples
The new law includes several earmarks for local schools.
新法律為本地學校包含了幾項**專項撥款**。
These changes have all the earmarks of a good plan.
這些變化具有一個好計畫的全部**明顯特徵**。
The senator added earmarks to the budget for his state.
參議員為本州在預算中添加了**專項撥款**。
Those small parks all over town are often funded by earmarks that most people never notice.
城裡那些小公園通常靠大家沒注意到的**專項撥款**資助。
The strange accent and quick smile were his earmarks.
奇怪的口音和迅速的微笑是他的**明顯特徵**。
When politicians talk about cutting earmarks, they're usually discussing reducing specific local spending, not the whole budget.
政客提到削減**專項撥款**時,通常指的是減少特定地方支出,而不是整個預算。