cabinet
/ˈkæbɪnɪt/noun
1
- a cupboard with drawers or shelves for storing or displaying articles（有抽屉或搁板的）贮藏橱; 陈列柜：
a cocktail cabinet.
一个鸡尾酒具橱柜。
1.1
- a wooden box, container, or piece of furniture housing a radio, television set, or speaker（放置收音机、电视机或扬声器的木质）机箱, 机壳。
2
- （亦作Cabinet）(in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries) the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy（英国、加拿大及其他英联邦国家的）内阁：
as modifier a cabinet meeting.内阁会议。
2.1
- (in the US) a body of advisers to the President, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government（美国）总统顾问团, 内阁（包括政府各部部长）。
3
- archaic a small private room〈古〉私人小房间, 密室。
词源
16th cent.: from CABIN + -ET1 , influenced by French cabinet.