求助关于Java中hashtable类的问题

Java中的hashtable类在API中的描述如下：
此类实现一个哈希表，该哈希表将键映射到相应的值。任何非 null 对象都可以用作键或值。

为了成功地在哈希表中存储和获取对象，用作键的对象必须实现 hashCode 方法和 equals 方法。

Hashtable 的实例有两个参数影响其性能：初始容量 和加载因子。容量 是哈希表中桶 的数量，初始容量 就是哈希表创建时的容量。注意，哈希表的状态为 open：在发生“哈希冲突”的情况下，单个桶会存储多个条目，这些条目必须按顺序搜索。加载因子 是对哈希表在其容量自动增加之前可以达到多满的一个尺度。初始容量和加载因子这两个参数只是对该实现的提示。关于何时以及是否调用 rehash 方法的具体细节则依赖于该实现。
为了确认不是翻译问题，其英文版如下：
This class implements a hash table, which maps keys to values. Any non-null object can be used as a key or as a value.

To successfully store and retrieve objects from a hashtable, the objects used as keys must implement the hashCode method and the equals method.

An instance of Hashtable has two parameters that affect its performance: initial capacity and load factor. The capacity is the number of buckets in the hash table, and the initial capacity is simply the capacity at the time the hash table is created. Note that the hash table is open: in the case of a "hash collision", a single bucket stores multiple entries, which must be searched sequentially. The load factor is a measure of how full the hash table is allowed to get before its capacity is automatically increased. The initial capacity and load factor parameters are merely hints to the implementation. The exact details as to when and whether the rehash method is invoked are implementation-dependent.
其解决冲突的方式的开散列，也就是一个关键值下可以放置多个值，可是：
V put(K key, V value)
将指定 key 映射到此哈希表中的指定 value。
其put函数是用覆盖的方式存放数值，这是为什么呢？有高手给解释下吧