the Public Record Office
/ðə ˌpʌblɪk ˈrekɔːd ɒfɪs/
/ðə ˌpʌblɪk ˈrekərd ɑːfɪs/
- the former name for the offices in London where government records for England and Wales are kept. These are made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act which replaced the earlier thirty-year rule. In 2003 The Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission combined to form the National Archives.
公共档案室：以前在伦敦保留着英格兰和威尔士政府记录的办公室名称。这些是根据《信息自由法》向公众提供的，该法取代了之前的三十年规则。2003年，公共档案室和历史手稿委员会合并组成了国家档案馆。