cuspidor

英 ['kʌspɪdɔː] 美 ['kʌspə,dɔr]
  • n. (美)痰盂

英文词源


cuspidor
cuspidor: see spit
cuspidor (n.)
1779, a colonial word, from Portuguese cuspidor "spittoon," from cuspir "to spit," from Latin conspuere "spit on," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + spuere "to spit" (see spew (v.)).

双语例句


1. Do not spit everywhere, should phlegmy spit inside cuspidor, undertake alexipharmic next.
不随地吐痰, 要把痰吐在痰盂内,然后进行消毒.

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