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spence

UK /spɛns/US /spɛns/

词源

源自中古英语 'spense',来自古法语 'despense'(储藏室),最终源于拉丁语 'dispensa'(分配/储藏)。

noun

❶ 指旧时房屋中用作储藏室或食品室的小房间,常见于英国传统住宅中,用于存放食物或餐具。

“She stored the preserves in the spence.”

(她把蜜饯存放在储藏室里。)

“The spence was filled with jars of pickles.”

(储藏室里摆满了腌菜罐子。)

同义词:pantry, larder, store room

常见短语

buttery and spence — 指中世纪英国住宅中用于存放酒类和食物的两个相邻储藏室,常用于历史文献中描述传统房屋结构。

“The medieval house had a buttery for ale and a spence for dry goods.”

(这座中世纪房屋有一个存放啤酒的酒窖和一个存放干货的储藏室。)