scot

/skɒt/

Meanings

noun

地方税，税款。

A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

Examples :

"The historical records showed that each farmer paid a small scot to the sheriff annually for using the village's common pasture. "

历史记录显示，每个农民每年都要向郡长缴纳一笔小额地方税，作为使用村庄公共牧场的费用。

Related Words

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

展示，显现.

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

他上了四年大学，唯一能拿出来展示的就只有一张装裱好的纸（文凭）。

common noun

/ˈkɒmən/ /ˈkɑmən/

共同利益，公有财产

"The common good of the school is ensured by a strong parent-teacher association. "

强大的家长教师联谊会确保了学校的共同利益。

sheriff noun

/ˈʃɛɹəf/

郡治安官，警长

"The sheriff's office issued a warrant for the missing textbook. "

郡治安官办公室发布了失踪课本的搜查令。

records noun

/ˈɹɛkɔːdz/ /ˈɹɛkɚdz/

唱片

"My grandfather has a collection of old records that he loves to play on his record player. "

我爷爷收藏了很多老唱片，他很喜欢用唱片机播放它们。

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

最初，起初，本来。

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

最初，这张纸是白色的，但随着时间的推移，它变黄了。

pasture noun

/ˈpɑːstjə/ /ˈpæstʃɚ/

牧场，草场

"The cows grazed peacefully in the green pasture. "

奶牛們在綠色的牧場上平靜地吃草。

ruler noun

/ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹulɚ/

尺子，直尺

"The carpenter used a ruler to measure the length of the wood carefully. "

木匠用尺子仔细地测量了木头的长度。

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

annually adverb

/ˈæn.jʊə.li/ /ˈæn.ju.ə.li/

每年，一年一度。

"The school holds a fundraising bake sale annually in November. "

学校每年十一月都会举办一年一度的烘焙义卖活动来筹集资金。

local noun

/ˈləʊkl̩/ /ˈloʊkl̩/

当地人，本地人

"The local is helping organize the school fundraiser. "

那个本地人正在帮忙组织学校的募捐活动。

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

农民, 农夫

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

每年春天，这位农民都会在他的田地里种玉米。

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

村庄，乡村

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

我们村里有两座教堂和三家商店。