re·cep·ta·cle
noun/rɪˈseptəkl/
/rɪˈseptəkl/
- receptacle (for something) (formal) a container for putting something in
容器 - In the backyard there was a large receptacle for catching rainwater.
后院有一个大容器，用来收集雨水。 - (figurative) The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins.
海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
- In the backyard there was a large receptacle for catching rainwater.
- (also outlet (both North American English))(also socket 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
（电源）插座
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare ‘receive back’, frequentative of recipere, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.