pitcher /ˈpɪtʃər/(名词)
The pitcher threw three strikes in a row.
投手连续投出三个好球。
She filled a glass from the pitcher on the table, which was made of clear, hand-blown glass.
她从桌上的水壶里倒了一杯水,那只壶是透明的手工吹制玻璃做的。
/ˈpɪtʃər/
pitcher(水壶义)来自中古英语 picher,与古法语 pichier 相关,最早多指“用于盛放液体的容器”。后来在体育语境中,棒球的pitcher由动词 pitch(投掷、投球)派生而来,意思是“负责投球的人”,属于职业/角色名词的常见构词方式。