food pantry:食品储藏/发放处;通常指社区、教会或慈善机构设立的免费或低价提供食品给有需要人群的地方。(也可泛指家中的“食品储藏柜/食品间”,但更常见的是公益语境。)
/ˈfuːd ˌpæntri/
The local food pantry gives out groceries every Saturday.
当地的食品发放点每周六发放杂货食品。
After he lost his job, he visited a food pantry that helped his family get through the month.
失业后,他去了一家食品救助站,帮助家人渡过了那个月。
pantry 源自中古法语 paneterie,与 pain(法语“面包”)同源,原本指存放面包、食物的房间或储藏处。现代英语中与 food 组合成 food pantry,在北美语境里常特指慈善机构的“食品救助/发放点”。