receptacle

receptacle
[rɪˈsɛptək(ə)l]
noun

an object or space used to contain something
容器，贮藏器；贮藏所
fast-food receptacles.
盛快餐的容器。
■(chiefly Zoology)an organ or structure which receives a secretion, eggs, sperm, etc
(主动)（生殖）托；囊托
(Botany)an enlarged area at the apex of a stem on which the parts of a flower or the florets of a flower head are inserted
(植)花托
■a structure supporting the sexual organs in some algae, mosses, and liverworts
（藻类、苔藓、地钱的）（生殖）托，孢（子）托
(N. Amer.)an electrical socket
(北美)电源插座

语源

late Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare 'receive back', frequentative of recipere (see receive)

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