faucet

FREQ #16997

n. 龙头, 开关, 旋塞

发音

UK /ˈfɔːsɪt/
US /ˈfɔsɪt/
/ˈfɑsɪt/

词形变化

faucets 复数 faucets

别名

fosset

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

    水龙头

    龙头

    水道头

    水拵头

    加拿大 美国
  2. 2.

    One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation

  3. 3.

    A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

spigot

上位词 1

regulator

下位词 6

cock tap hydrant stopcock turncock water tap

部分词 4

hold handle grip handgrip

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词源

From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”); if so, cognate with English force, foss.

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