单词 | sesspool |
释义 | sesspool in British English (ˈsɛsˌpuːl) noun a less common word for cesspool cesspool in British English (ˈsɛsˌpuːl) or cesspit (ˈsɛsˌpɪt) noun 1. Also called: sink, sump a covered cistern, etc, for collecting and storing sewage or waste water 2. a filthy or corrupt place a cesspool of iniquity Word origin C17: changed (through influence of pool1) from earlier cesperalle, from Old French souspirail vent, air, from soupirer to sigh; see suspire |
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