cesspool
/ˈsespuːl/noun
1- an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage污水池, 化粪池。
1.1
- figurative a disgusting or corrupt place〈喻〉藏垢纳污的场所; 污秽之地。
词源
late 17th cent. (denoting a trap under a drain to catch solids)： probably an alteration， influenced by POOL1， of archaic suspiral 'vent， water pipe， settling tank'， from Old French souspirail 'air hole'， based on Latin sub- 'from below'+ spirare 'breathe'.