"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。