treasure: [12] Treasure comes ultimately from Greek thēsaurós ‘treasure’, a word of unknown origin. This was borrowed into Latin as thēsaurus (acquired directly by English as thesaurus [19] with the metaphorical sense ‘treasury of knowledge, words, etc’), and it made its way into English via Vulgar Latin *tresaurus and Old French tresor. => thesaurus
treasure (n.)
mid-12c., tresor, from Old French tresor "treasury, hoard, treasure" (11c., Modern French trésor), from Gallo-Roman *tresaurus, from Latin thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (source also of Spanish, Italian tesoro), from Greek thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus). In Middle English also thresur, etc.; modern spelling is from 16c. Replaced Old English goldhord. General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c. 1200. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove, see trove.
treasure (v.)
late 14c., "to amass treasure; to store up for the future," also figurative, "regard as precious, retain carefully in the mind," from treasure (n.). Related: Treasured; treasuring.
例文
1. The society 's archives are a treasure trove for scholars.
同協会のアーカイブは、学者にとっては宝のような存在だ。
2.This Islington shop is a treasure trove of beautiful bridalwear.
イスリントン区にあるこの店には、きれいな花嫁衣装が集まっています。
3.We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
私たちはこれらの宝物を安全な場所に持っていくべきです。
4.The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
その辞書は巨大な情報の宝庫である。
5.Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove.