🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

塑料盒

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sùliào hé

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plastic box/ˈplæs.tɪk bɒks/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她把 leftover 的饭菜装进了一个塑料盒里。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A rigid or semi-rigid container made of synthetic resin or plastic, used for storage, organization, or transport.

    "She stored all her craft supplies in a clear plastic box under the bed."
  2. 2

    A small packaging enclosure formed from plastic sheets or molded plastic, commonly used for retail items or food storage.

    "The takeout food was neatly packed inside a disposable plastic box."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'plastic', originating from the Greek 'plastikos' (capable of being molded, via Latin and French), and 'box', deriving from the Old English 'box' (referring to the box-tree and its wood, later applied to small receptacles). Together, it describes a manufactured container composed of synthetic polymer materials that became widely prevalent in household and industrial packaging during the mid-20th century.

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