bureau

bureau
[ˈbjʊərəʊ]
(复数 bureaux bureaus )
  1. (Brit.)a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface
    (英)办公桌
    ■(N. Amer.)a chest of drawers
    (北美)五斗橱
  2. an office or department for transacting particular business
    (办公机构)部门;署;室
    a news bureau.
    新闻办公室。
    ■the office in a particular place of an organization based elsewhere
    (驻外地)办事处
    the London bureau of the Washington Post.
    《华盛顿邮报》驻伦敦办事处。
    ■a government department
    (政府部门)局;司;署;处
    the intelligence bureau.
    情报局。
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from French, originally baize' (used to cover writing desks), from Old French burel, probably from bure 'dark brown', based on Greek purros 'red'
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