"grubstake" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 啟動資金（用於淘金者或探險者）
• 資助

Definition

給予某人（金礦工、探險家等）的資金、物資或其他支持，幫助他們開始工作，希望將來分得利潤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“grubstake” 源自淘金熱時期，通常用於與挖礦、探勘的歷史語境。可作為名詞或動詞（“to grubstake someone”）。通常屬於非正式、專業用語。

Examples

He gave his friend a grubstake to start digging for gold.

他給了朋友一份**啟動資金**讓他開始淘金。

The prospector needed a grubstake before heading west.

這位採礦者出發去西部前需要一筆**資助**。

She used her life savings as a grubstake for her first expedition.

她用畢生積蓄作為**啟動資金**進行第一次探險。

Back in the gold rush, a grubstake could mean the difference between striking it rich and going home broke.

在淘金熱時期，**啟動資金**往往決定你是致富還是空手而歸。

These days, people might call a business loan a modern grubstake.

如今，人們或許會把商業貸款稱為現代**資助**。

He managed to find someone willing to grubstake his risky adventure.

他設法找到願意**資助**他冒險的人。