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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
receptacle
re·cep·tacle [receptacle receptacles] BrE [rɪˈseptəkl] NAmE [rɪˈseptəkl] noun
1. ~ (for sth) (formal)a container for putting sth in
•In the backyard there was a large receptacle for catching rainwater.
• (figurative)The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins.
2. (NAmE) = ↑outlet (5)
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare ‘receive back’, frequentative of recipere, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.
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