"retainer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 保持器
• 预付定金

Definition

保持器是一种牙套，用于矫正牙齿后保持牙齿位置；也指为确保未来服务而预付给专业人士的定金。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在牙科语境中，'保持器'专指牙齿矫正后的维持器；在法律/商务语境中，常用'预付定金'表达预付款，但不等同于商品押金（押金）。要根据语境判断意思。

Examples

My dentist gave me a retainer after I got my braces off.

牙医在我摘下牙套后给了我一个**保持器**。

The lawyer asked for a retainer before starting the case.

律师在开始案子前要求预付**定金**。

You need to wear your retainer every night.

你每晚都要戴**保持器**。

She left her retainer at home and panicked before her orthodontist appointment.

她把**保持器**忘在家里了，去看正畸医生前非常慌张。

Our company keeps a law firm on retainer for legal advice throughout the year.

我们公司整年都有一家律师事务所作为**常年法律顾问**。

He paid a retainer to secure the architect's services for his renovation project.

他支付了**预付定金**以保证建筑师为他改造项目服务。