单词 | vessel |
释义 | vessel n.   1. a hollow receptacle esp. for liquid, e.g. a cask, cup, pot, bottle, or dish.   2. a ship or boat, esp. a large one.   3. a Anat. a duct or canal etc. holding or conveying blood or other fluid, esp. = blood-vessel. b Bot. a woody duct carrying or containing sap etc.   4. Bibl. or joc. a person regarded as the recipient or exponent of a quality (a weak vessel). Etymology: ME f. AF vessel(e), OF vaissel(le) f. LL vascellum dimin. of vas vessel |
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