receptacle
/rɪˈseptəkl/noun
1
- an object or space used to contain something容器, 贮藏器; 贮藏所：
fast-food receptacles.
快餐容器。
1.1
- chiefly Zoology an organ or structure which receives a secretion, eggs, sperm, etc【主动】（生殖）托; 囊托。
2
- 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。
2.1
- 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。
3
- N. Amer. an electrical socket〈北美〉电源插座。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare 'receive back', frequentative of recipere （see RECEIVE）.