receptacle

noun

/rɪˈseptəkl/

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receptacle (for something) (formal) a container for putting something in
- In the backyard there was a large receptacle for catching rainwater.
- (figurative) The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins.
(also socket (both North American English), outlet British and North American English, British English also power point)
a device in a wall that you put a plug into (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare ‘receive back’, frequentative of recipere, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.

单词	receptacle
释义	receptacle noun /rɪˈseptəkl/ /rɪˈseptəkl/ jump to other results receptacle (for something) (formal) a container for putting something in In the backyard there was a large receptacle for catching rainwater. (figurative) The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. (also socket (both North American English), outlet British and North American English, British English also power point) a device in a wall that you put a plug into (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare ‘receive back’, frequentative of recipere, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.
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