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salter

UK //ˈsɔːltə(r)//US //ˈsɔːltər//

词源

源自中古英语 'saltere',与古英语 'sealt'(盐)相关,职业后缀 '-er' 表示从事某项工作的人。

noun

❶ 指专门从事盐的生产、销售或处理的人,历史上也指负责征收盐税的官员。

“The salter carefully measured the salt before packing it.”

(制盐工人在包装前仔细称量盐的分量。)

“In medieval times, a salter was an important figure in the salt trade.”

(在中世纪,盐商是盐业贸易中的重要人物。)

❶ 用于腌制食物的工具或设备,如盐罐或腌制容器。

“She reached for the salter to season the soup.”

(她伸手去拿盐罐给汤调味。)

“The wooden salter kept the salt dry and clump-free.”

(木制盐罐使盐保持干燥不结块。)

同义词:salt merchant, salt dealer, salt worker

常见短语

salter's shop — 历史上指专门销售盐的店铺,是社区中重要的物资供应点。

“The townspeople gathered at the salter's shop to buy salt for winter.”

(镇民们聚集在盐铺购买过冬用的盐。)