Faucet
“Faucet”是名词,指控制液体(通常是水)流动的装置;水龙头。
- “She turned on the faucet to fill the sink with water.” (她打开水龙头,让水槽充满水。)
- “The faucet was leaking and needed to be repaired.” (水龙头漏水,需要修理。)
- “He installed a new faucet in the kitchen.” (他在厨房安装了一个新水龙头。)
“Faucet”来自中古法语”fausset”(“塞子、龙头”),可能来自通俗拉丁语。
“Faucet”是一个基本词,没有明显的词缀。
“Faucet”在美式英语中常用,而在英式英语中更常用”tap”(水龙头)。
- 同义词: “tap”(水龙头,英式英语)
“Faucet”的音标是/ˈfɔːsɪt/,可以联想”fau-”(流)+ “-cet”(小),想象控制水流的小装置。
“The old faucet dripped constantly, wasting water day and night. When they replaced it with a new faucet, the dripping stopped, and they could finally sleep in peace.” (旧水龙头不断滴水,日夜浪费水。当他们用新水龙头替换它时,滴水停止了,他们终于可以安心睡觉了。)