mid-14c., of uncertain origin, probably from Old French paele, paelle "cooking or frying pan, warming pan;" also a liquid measure, from Latin patella "small pan, little dish, platter," diminutive of patina "broad shallow pan, stewpan" (see pan (n.)).
Old English had pægel "wine vessel," but etymology does not support a connection. This Old English word possibly is from Medieval Latin pagella "a measure," from Latin pagella "column," diminutive of pagina (see page (n.1)).
雙語例句
1. There is a quart of milk left in the pail.
桶裏還剩下一誇脫牛奶.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The maid plunged the cloth into the pail and cleaned the floor.
那個侍女把拖把放進桶裏浸濕,用來擦地.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. There was a pail of water on the ground.
地上有一桶水.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The water drained out of the hole in the pail.
水從桶的孔裏流出來.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The sway of the pail caused some milk to spill out.