ampulla
/æmˈpʊlə/noun
(pl. ampullae /-liː/)
1- a roughly spherical Roman flask with two handles罗马双耳细颈圆瓶。
1.1
- a flask for sacred uses such as holding the oil for anointing the sovereign at a coronation(君主加冕等活动用)圣油瓶
1.2
- Anatomy & Zoology a cavity, or the dilated end of a vessel, shaped like a Roman ampulla【剖, 动】壶腹。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin, diminutive of ampora, variant of amphora (see AMPHORA).