a hole or empty space inside something solid 洞;孔;窟窿;腔 the abdominal cavity 腹腔 the nasal cavity 鼻腔
a hole in a tooth (齲齒的)窩洞,洞 Most dentists fill cavities right away. 大多數牙醫發現蛀牙就馬上填補。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French cavité or late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus ‘hollow’.