piscina

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
  2. A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.

词形变化

piscinas plural piscinae plural

词汇关系

近义词
washbasin
相关词
lavatory

词源

From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”). Compare Middle English piscyne (“pool, pond”), from the same Latin word. By surface analysis, Latin pisc- + -ina.
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