early 13c., "store room," from Anglo-French celer, Old French celier "cellar, underground passage" (12c., Modern French cellier), from Latin cellarium "pantry, storeroom," literally "group of cells;" which is either directly from cella (see cell), or from noun use of neuter of adjective cellarius "pertaining to a storeroom," from cella. The sense in late Middle English gradually shifted to "underground room." Cellar door attested by 1640s.
双语例句
1. He then dismembered her, hiding parts of her body in the cellar.
他接着将她肢解，将部分尸体藏在了地窖里。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.
当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The period of maturation is determined by the cellar master.