cistern

FREQ #37372

n. 贮水器, 水塘, 水箱 [化] 槽车

发音

UK /ˈsɪs.tən/
US /ˈsɪs.tɚn/
AU

词形变化

cisterns 复数 cisterns

别名

cestern cesterne

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

    水槽

    1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture", Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.

  2. 2.

    In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.

  3. 3.

    A shallow, typically oval, vessel made of porcelain, pottery, or glass.

  4. 4.

    The receptacle that holds the fuel in an oil lamp.

  5. 5.

    A cisterna.

    生物
  6. 6.

    The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cisterna water tank

上位词 4

pool tank reservoir sac

下位词 5

sink cesspool sump cesspit rain barrel

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English cisterne, from Old French cisterne (Modern French citerne) from Latin cisterna, from cista (“box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”). Doublet of cisterna.

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