fleshpot(n.) 源自 flesh(n.)和 pot(n.1); 字面意思是“煮肉的锅”,因此指“被羡慕的奢侈品”,尤其是在 fleshpots of Egypt(埃及的煮肉锅)中,出自《出埃及记》16:3:Whan we sat by ye Flesh pottes, and had bred ynough to eate. [Coverdale translation, 1535]我们坐在肉锅旁边,吃饱了面饼。[Coverdale 翻译,1535]