fiscal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
    — ‘There I was interrogated by the Fiscal, who was making out a proces verbal […].’
  2. A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US). Philippines
  3. Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.
  4. Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
  5. In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
形容词 adj.
  1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
    — fiscal matters
  2. Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial. proscribed
  3. Being a fiscal year.
    — The allotment is $22 million less than the Pentagon spent on military bands in fiscal 1990.

词形变化

more fiscal comparative most fiscal superlative fiscals plural fiscals plural fiscals plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.
词源 2
From Spanish fiscal, ultimately from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).
词源 3
After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”).
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