1
a caddy for [sth]
for 后接用途或所盛放的物品。
She bought a small caddy for tea.
她买了一个放茶叶的小罐子。
茶叶罐
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
茶叶罐
a can for storing tea
She bought a small caddy for tea.
她买了一个放茶叶的小罐子。
A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in.
A small lidded bin for food waste.
A movable tray or other mechanism for holding (sometimes within a piece of equipment or machinery), securing, and transporting a removable component.
She kept her loose-leaf tea in a beautiful caddy on the shelf.
她把散装茶叶放在架子上一个漂亮的茶叶罐里。
Please hand me the caddy so I can refill the teapot with fresh leaves.
请把茶叶罐递给我，我好往茶壶里加新鲜茶叶。
The antique silver caddy was her grandmother's favorite kitchen item.
那个古董银茶叶罐是她祖母最喜欢的厨房用品。
for 后接用途或所盛放的物品。
She bought a small caddy for tea.
她买了一个放茶叶的小罐子。
of 后接罐内所装的东西。
He opened a caddy of tea and took out a spoonful.
他打开一个茶叶罐，舀出一勺。
强调把物品存放在小罐中的动作；caddy 常与 airtight、tea 等词搭配。
You should store the tea leaves in an airtight caddy.
你应该把茶叶存放在密封罐里。
Not this
There are three caddys on the shelf.
Use this
There are three caddies on the shelf.
caddy 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，复数要把 y 改为 i 再加 es，所以是 caddies，不能直接加 s。
Not this
She stored the tea leaves in a caddy tea.
Use this
She stored the tea leaves in a tea caddy.
英语中用名词作定语时，修饰语放在中心词之前：tea caddy 表示“装茶叶的罐子”。受汉语“茶叶罐”语序影响而说成 caddy tea 是不自然的。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
装茶叶的罐子
She bought a beautiful tea caddy from the antique shop.
她从古董店买了一个漂亮的茶叶罐。
茶叶罐专用小勺
Use the caddy spoon to measure the loose leaves.
用茶叶罐专用小勺来量取散装茶叶。
茶叶罐盖
Make sure the caddy lid is tight to keep the tea fresh.
确保茶叶罐盖盖紧，以保持茶叶新鲜。
Use caddy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 candy（糖果）：caddy 只差一个字母，茶叶罐(caddy)像糖果罐一样小巧，装着香香的茶叶。
语域：neutral 常见场景：厨房、茶室、日常收纳 通常指存放茶叶的小罐或小盒，也可泛指小容器；在电脑语境中可指光盘盒，但这个词的常见日常含义是茶叶罐。日常口语和一般文字中都常见，比较正式的场景下往往会用 tea tin 或 container。
daddy、paddy、baddie、laddie 与 caddy 押韵（/ˈkædi/）；catty 和 candy 拼写相近但读音不同（/ˈkæti/、/ˈkændi/），注意不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.