posset

n. 牛乳酒

发音

UK /ˈpɒsɪt/
其它
US /ˈpɑsɪt/

词形变化

possets 复数 possets posseted posseting possets 三单 posseting 现在分词 posseted 过去式 posseted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.

  2. 2.

    A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.

  3. 3.

    A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon.

v.
  1. 1.

    To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.

    废旧

    to posset the blood

  2. 2.

    To treat with possets; to pamper.

  3. 3.

    To vomit up curdled milk.

    All babies posset.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

drink

相关短语

give a sneck posset sneck posset gives a sneck posset giving a sneck posset gave a sneck posset given a sneck posset

词源

From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.

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