libate

v. 向...祭酒, 喝酒

发音

/laɪˈbeɪt/

词形变化

libated libates 三单 libates libating libating 现在分词 libated 过去式 libated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To drink an alcoholic beverage.

    不及物

词源

First attested in 1866; borrowed from Latin lībātus, perfect passive participle of lībō (“to pour out, taste”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

来源：wiktionary