ampulla

ampulla
[amˈpʊlə]
(pl. ampullae -liː)
  1. a roughly spherical Roman flask with two handles
    罗马双耳细颈圆瓶
    ■a flask for sacred uses such as holding the oil for anointing the sovereign at a coronation
    (君主加冕等活动用)圣油瓶
    ■(Anatomy & Zoology)a cavity, or the dilated end of a vessel, shaped like a Roman ampulla
    (剖,动)壶腹
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Latin, diminutive of ampora, variant of amphora (see amphora)
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