mid-13c., from Old French cisterne "cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French citerne), from Latin cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest).
雙語例句
1. The cistern is empty but soon fills again.
蓄水池里現(xiàn)在沒水,但不久就會(huì)儲(chǔ)滿水的.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The lavatory cistern overflowed.
廁所水箱的水溢出來了.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. In final analysis, I am simply a cistern regularly filled, regularly drained.
歸根結(jié)底, 我不過是一個(gè)蓄水池,定時(shí)裝滿, 又定時(shí)排空.
來自辭典例句
4. Fixed cistern barometers are used as a standard for checking aneroid barometers.
固定槽式氣壓計(jì)可以作為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)件去檢驗(yàn)無液氣壓計(jì).
來自辭典例句
5. We'll go over to that cistern and case it by moonlight.