beaker
/ˈbiːkə(r)/noun
1- Brit. a tall drinking container, typically tumbler-shaped and made of plastic〈英〉(尤指大平底杯状的塑料)高酒杯。
1.1
- a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use(实验室用的)烧杯。
1.2
- archaic or poetic/literary a large drinking container with a wide mouth〈古或诗/文〉大口酒杯。
1.3
- Archaeology a waisted pot characteristic of graves of the Beaker folk【考古】(宽口陶器人特有的)宽口陶器。
词源
Middle English (in the sense 'large drinking container'): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos 'drinking bowl'.