英语词汇“saltcellar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

salt•cel•lar n. [countable]

a small container, as at the table, from which the salt can be shaken.

salt•cel•lar n.

a shaker or dish for salt.

Latin salāria, noun, nominal use of feminine of salārius (adjective, adjectival) pertaining to salt, equivalent. to sal salt¹ + -ārius -ary
Old French saliere
salt¹ + cellar, for earlier saler saltcellar, late Middle English 1400–50

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saltcellar /ˈsɔːltˌsɛlə/ n

a small container for salt used at the table
Brit informal either of the two hollows formed above the collarbones of very slim people

Etymology: changed (through influence of cellar) from C15 salt saler; saler from Old French saliere container for salt, from Latin salārius belonging to salt, from sal salt

单词	saltcellar
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 salt•cel•lar /ˈsɔltˌsɛlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a small container, as at the table, from which the salt can be shaken. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 salt•cel•lar (sôlt′sel′ər),USA pronunciation n. a shaker or dish for salt. Latin salāria, noun, nominal use of feminine of salārius (adjective, adjectival) pertaining to salt, equivalent. to sal salt¹ + -ārius -ary Old French saliere salt¹ + cellar, for earlier saler saltcellar, late Middle English 1400–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saltcellar /ˈsɔːltˌsɛlə/ n a small container for salt used at the table Brit informal either of the two hollows formed above the collarbones of very slim people Etymology: changed (through influence of cellar) from C15 salt saler; saler from Old French saliere container for salt, from Latin salārius belonging to salt, from sal salt
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