root beer

短语

n. 根汁汽水（用姜和其他植物的根制成, 不含酒精, 盛行于美国）; 以黄樟油、冬青油为香料的无醇饮料

发音

UK /ˈɹuːt ˌbɪə/
US /ˈɹut ˌbɪɹ/

词形变化

root beers 复数 root beers

别名

rootbeer

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.

    根汁汽水

    根啤

    沙士

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  2. 2.

    A dark reddish-brown color, like the drink.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

soft drink

词源

The term is attested since before the lifetime of Charles Elmer Hires, but he is widely credited with popularizing it much further than it had previously been; his proprietary beverage was inspired by an earlier root tea, and he planned to sell it under that name, but he changed its name to broaden the sales appeal. For more, see Wikipedia at root beer § History.

来源：wiktionary