"spittoons" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 痰盂
• 痰盅

Definition

一種通常用金屬或陶瓷製成的容器，放在地上或桌上供人吐痰用，過去在公共場所較常見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

現在這個詞十分罕見，多用於歷史背景、博物館或古裝電影/小說中。'spittoons' 是 'spittoon' 的複數。現代英語中極少使用。

Examples

In the old train station, there were spittoons in every corner.

在舊火車站的每個角落都有**痰盂**。

The museum displays several antique spittoons.

博物館展示了幾只古老的**痰盅**。

People used to spit tobacco into spittoons in public places.

人們過去常在公共場所把煙草吐在**痰盂**裡。

Saloon floors were once lined with spittoons for the patrons.

以前酒館的地板上總是擺滿了給客人用的**痰盂**。

Have you seen those brass spittoons on the bar in old movies?

你在老電影裡看過吧檯上的那些黃銅**痰盅**嗎？

They replaced all the spittoons with trash bins when health rules changed.

當衛生規定改變時，他們用垃圾桶取代了所有**痰盂**。