receptacle
UK/ri'septәkl/US
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Definitions
n.
A container or hollow object used to hold things
容器，盛放器
n.
An electrical outlet or socket (chiefly AmE)
（美）电源插座
n.
The enlarged tip of a flower stalk where the floral parts attach
（植物）花托
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (in) + -cept- ("taken") + -acle (a thing/instrument, from Latin -aculum) = "a thing for taking things in." A receptacle is literally a receiver-object: anything built to hold what is put into it — a waste receptacle, an electrical receptacle that takes a plug, even a flower's receptacle that holds its petals.
Root cap still carries 163 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.waste receptacle垃圾容器
- 2.electrical receptacle电源插座
- 3.storage receptacle储物容器
Example Sentences
- 1.
Please place all litter in the receptacle provided.
- 2.
Plug the lamp into the wall receptacle.
- 3.
The petals are attached to the flower's receptacle.