"sepulchral chest or chamber," 1804, in some cases from Latin cista "wickerwork basket, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest); according to OED, in some cases from Welsh cist in cist faen "stone coffin," the first element of which is from the Latin word.
双语例句
1. He was an unswerving empiri-cist with little time for theory.
他是个坚定不移的经验论者，不屑研究理论。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The company have decide to review freelance In the light of the rising cist of living.
