Receptacle



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.容器
• ［英］ n.容器 ( container)
• ［类］ bowl : receptacle / bicycle : vehicle ( 碗是一种容器 / 自行车是一种交通工具)
• ［记］ recept ( 感受, 接受) ＋acle ( 东西) -> 容器;
• ［同］ 参考: reception ( 接待, 欢迎)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin receptaculum, from receptare to receive, frequentative of recipere to receive
• Date: 15th century
• 1. one that receives and contains something ; container
• 2. \［New Latin receptaculum, from Latin\］
  • a. the end of the flower stalk upon which the floral organs are borne
  • b. a structure or tissue (as of a fungus or fern) bearing spores or sporangia
• 3. a mounted female electrical fitting that contains the live parts of the circuit

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