置换自拉丁语culter,刀，来自PIE*skel,砍，劈，词源同cleave,scale.-ery,集合名词后缀。拼写 受cut 影响俗化。

1. Tables are set with white china and gold-banded silver cutlery.

桌上摆放着白色瓷器和镶着金边的银制餐具。

2. We had no fridge, cooker, cutlery or crockery.

我们没有冰箱、炊具、刀具或餐具。

3. We keep the cutlery in the kitchen.

我们把刀叉放在厨房里.

4. Shef - field is famous for its cutlery.

谢菲尔德以餐具闻名.

5. He felt a real country bumpkin, sitting in that expensive restaurant, not knowing which cutlery to use.

他觉得自己像个土老帽儿, 坐在高级餐厅里, 不知道该用哪一件餐具.