bain-marie
/ˌbænmɑːˈriː/noun
(pl. bains-marie 或bain-maries. 读音同)
1- a pan or tin of hot water in which a cooking container is placed for slow cooking隔水炖锅。
1.1
- Brit. a double boiler〈英〉双层蒸锅。
词源
early 18th cent.: French， translation of medieval Latin balneum Mariae 'bath of Maria'， translating Greek kaminos Marias 'furnace of Maria'， said to be a Jewish alchemist.