saucer

• n. 茶托，浅碟；浅碟形物；眼睛

词态变化

中文词源

sauce,调味汁，-er,表物。即装调料的碟子，后词义通用化。

英文词源

saucer (n.)

mid-14c., from Anglo-Latin saucerium and Old French saussier (Modern French saucière) "sauce dish," from Late Latin salsarium, neuter of salsarius "of or for salted things," from Latin salsus (see sauce (n.)). Originally a small dish or pan in which sauce is set on a table. Meaning "small, round, shallow vessel for supporting a cup and retaining any liquid which might be spilled" is attested from c. 1702.

双语例句

1. Refilling his cup, she slopped some tea into the saucer.

给他续茶的时候，她不小心溅了一些在茶碟上。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She set her cup down, and it clattered against the saucer.

她放下杯子时在茶碟上咣当碰了一下。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The barman slapped the cup on to the waiting saucer.

酒吧服务生麻利地把茶杯放在了茶碟上。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a cup and saucer

一套杯碟

来自《权威词典》

5. The milk you put out in the saucer was quickly lapped up.

你倒在碟子里的牛奶很快被舔光了.

来自《简明英汉词典》