cesspit
noun /ˈsespɪt/
/ˈsespɪt/
(also cesspool
/ˈsespuːl/
/ˈsespuːl/
)- a covered hole or container in the ground for collecting waste from a building, especially from the toilets
(覆盖的)粪池,污水坑,垃圾坑 - a place where bad or dishonest people gather
藏污纳垢的场所 - a cesspit of corruption
堕落腐化的渊薮
- a cesspit of corruption
词源mid 19th cent.: from cess (the supposed base of cesspool) + pit ‘large hole in the ground’.