standish

standish — 名詞

1. a desk container with separate holders for ink bottles, pens, and quills, used b

1.名詞C2
釋義

筆墨台

放置墨水瓶與書寫工具的桌上架

a desk container with separate holders for ink bottles, pens, and quills, used before modern pens became widespread

例句

Maja discovered a tarnished silver standish at the back of the antique shop.

Maja 在古董店角落找到一個褪色的銀製筆墨台。

collocation: silver standish

A brass standish holding three ink pots sat on the clerk's heavy oak desk.

一個裝著三瓶墨水的黃銅筆墨台放在辦事員厚重的橡木桌上。

participial phrase: 'holding three ink pots'

同義詞
  • inkstand

    the common modern word for the same desk accessory

用法筆記

This word is now rare; the everyday modern term is 'inkstand'.