/rɪ'pɒzɪtrɪ; [US] -tɔ:rɪ; rɪ`pɑzə,tɔrɪ/
n
1 place where things are stored or may be found, esp a warehouse or museum 贮藏或存放物品之处所; （尤指）仓库, 栈房, 博物馆
*a furniture repository 家具贮藏室.
2 (fig 比喻) person or book that receives and stores confidences, secrets, information, etc 可信任的人; 心腹; 知己; 知识宝库
*My father is a repository of interesting facts. 我父亲有说不完的趣事.
* My diary is the repository of all my hopes and plans. 我在日记中记载着我的一切希望和计画.

npluralrepositories[C]formal
a place or container in which large quantities of something are stored
= storerepository of/for
　a fire-proof repository for government papers
a person or book that has a lot of information
repository of/for
　Bob is a repository of football statistics.