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night soil

/ˈnaɪt sɔɪl/

翻译: 指从城市厕所或粪坑中收集的人类粪便,通常在夜间收集,用作农田肥料;该词现已过时,在现代语境中很少使用。

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/ˈnaɪt sɔɪl/formal已废弃
  • zh指从城市厕所或粪坑中收集的人类粪便,通常在夜间收集,用作农田肥料;该词现已过时,在现代语境中很少使用。

A historical euphemism for human excrement collected from outhouses or cesspits, typically at night, for use as fertilizer. The term is now considered archaic and rarely used in modern contexts.

  1. Human excrement collected at nightC2formal

    A historical euphemism for human feces collected from cesspools or privies, typically at night, for use as fertilizer.

    zh夜香

    • In ancient China, night soil was collected and used to fertilize crops.
    • The practice of using night soil as fertilizer was common before modern sanitation.
    • Farmers would pay collectors for night soil to enrich their fields.