"spence" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 儲物室（舊用語）

Definition

“Spence” 是一個指小型儲藏室或食品儲藏間的舊詞，常見於傳統英國家庭。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Spence” 現在已極為罕見，只在歷史小說或描述舊英國房子時出現。現代英語通常用 “pantry”。

Examples

The old house had a spence next to the kitchen.

那棟老房子在廚房旁邊有一個**儲物室**。

She kept bread and cheese in the spence.

她把麵包和起司放在**儲物室**裡。

The servant entered the spence to fetch more flour.

僕人走進**儲物室**拿更多麵粉。

Few modern homes still have a spence; it's mostly a thing of the past.

現今很少有現代住宅還設置**儲物室**，這已是過去的東西了。

Stories set in old England often mention the spence where food was kept cool.

以舊時英格蘭為背景的故事常常提到用來保持食物新鮮的**儲物室**。

He renovated the cottage and turned the old spence into a modern pantry.

他翻新了小屋，把舊有的**儲物室**變成了現代食品儲藏間。