salt cellar

短语

n. （餐桌上的）盐瓶, 盐皿

发音

其它

词形变化

salt cellars 复数

别名

saltcellar

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small open container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table.

    盐瓶

  2. 2.

    Synonym of salt shaker (“a closed container with perforated lid for sprinkling salt”).

    英国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

container

词源

From salt + cellar, from 15th Century Middle English saler, from Middle French salier, from Latin salārius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sāl (“salt”). Modified based on originally unrelated English cellar.

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