Earmark（专项拨款）的来历
<p><span word="Earmark">Earmark</span>（专项拨款）的来历</p><p>读资讯读出了这个单词，随即脑子里闪出一个大问号——为什么“<span word="ear">ear</span>”（耳朵）+ “<span word="mark">mark</span>”（记号）=“专项拨款”？翻查辞源，恍然大悟，故事原来挺简单。 早在农耕时代，牲畜可是各家各户的命根。为防自家的猪、马、牛、羊被他人盗去，农户们就用刀在牲畜的耳朵上刻上醒目的记号，以此证明某猪某牛是自家的财产。久而久之，<span word="earmark">earmark</span>就被引申为“标志性特点”和“指定（资金、时间等）作特定用途”。 看下面两个例句： <span word="Correct">Correct</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earmark">earmark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="man">man</span>.（谈吐得体是受过教育的标志。） <span word="These">These</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="research">research</span>.（这笔款项是专门拨给我们做研究的。）</p>
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