| 单词 | receptacle |
| 释义 | receptacle /ri sep"teuh keuhl/, n. 1. a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash. 2. Bot. the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head. 3. Elect. a contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of a portable lamp, appliance, or other electric device by means of a plug and flexible cord. [1375-1425; ME ( < OF) < L receptaculum reservoir, equiv. to recepta(re) to take again, receive back (freq. of recipere to RECEIVE) + -culum -CLE2] |
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