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cistern

英 ['sɪstən] 美 ['sɪstɚn]

解释

n. 水箱；水池；贮水器

※ 提供单词"cistern"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

cistern 贮水箱

来自拉丁语cista,箱子，盒子，词源同chest.

英文词源

cistern: cistern: see chest
cistern (n.): mid-13c., from Old French cisterne "cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French citerne), from Latin cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest).

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例句和用法

1. The cistern is empty but soon fills again.: 蓄水池里现在没水,但不久就会储满水的.

2. The lavatory cistern overflowed.: 厕所水箱的水溢出来了.

3. In final analysis, I am simply a cistern regularly filled, regularly drained.: 归根结底, 我不过是一个蓄水池,定时装满, 又定时排空.

4. Fixed cistern barometers are used as a standard for checking aneroid barometers.: 固定槽式气压计可以作为标准件去检验无液气压计.

5. We'll go over to that cistern and case it by moonlight.: 咱们到水池去一趟,趁着月光作一番探索.