earmark

earmark

英 ['ɪəmɑːk]
　　美 ['ɪrmɑrk]

vt. 在耳朵上做記號；標記
　　n. 特征；耳上記號

中文詞源：

earmark 指定用途

因古代在自傢牲口耳朵上作記號而引申該詞義，比較maverick.

例句：

1. Correct speech is an earmark of the educated man.
正確的談吐是受教育者的特征.

2. I will earmark this money for your research.
我將為你的研究指撥一筆款項.

3. He also undertook to earmark $ 235 billion in government expenditure on infrastructure projects within five years.
同時承諾在五年內投資二千三百五十億元進行基建.

4. Who fought against wasteful and earmark spending?
誰在和浪費的撥款項目花銷作鬥爭?

5. This year, the central treasury will earmark 10.6 billion yuan of poverty - relief funds.
今年, 中央安排財政扶貧資金106億元.