| 释义 |
stillroom in British English (ˈstɪlˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) noun British1. a room in which distilling is carried out 2. a pantry or storeroom, as in a large house stillroom in American English (ˈstɪlˌruːm, -ˌrum) noun1. (in a large house) a room for distilling or for the preparation of special foods and drinks 2. a room off a kitchen for making tea, coffee, etc., and for storing liquors, tea, preserves, jams, wine, etc. Word origin [1700–10; still2 + room]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, cirrus, cozy, hump, sliding scale |