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  • "repository depository 如何区分"

    xingzhe | offlineLv2 | Expired Date：2009.11.23 17:53

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repository  [ ri'pɔzitəri ]  
   n. 贮藏室(博物馆,资源丰富地区)
depository  [ di'pɔzitəri ]  
   n. 存储处,贮藏所,受托者
那么对于“个人用品存放处”的翻译时，该用哪个呢？
以及两者具体使用的区分

 

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haihaola | offline Lv2 | Answer Date：2009.11.03 21:23 (1) | (0)

要看情景。这两个词都非常正规，皇室等级的正规。
一般人的“个人用品存放处"可以用personal items storage来表达。

如果必须二选一则建议不选repository。

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