poteen
n. 私酿的威士忌
发音
US
/pəˈtiːn/
其它
UK
/pəˈtiːn/
US
/pəˈtʃiːn/
UK
/pəˈtʃiːn/
IE
/pəˈtiːn/
IE
/ˈpɒ.tiːn/
IE
/-tjiːn/
IE
/-t͡ʃiːn/
词形变化
poteens
复数
poteens
别名
poitin
potcheen
potheen
potteen
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
爱尔兰 可数 不可数Last night he had put down too much Potheen / (A vulgar blend of Methyl and Benzene) / That, at some Wake, he might the better keen. / (Keen—meaning ‘brisk’? Nay, here the Language warps: / ’Tis singing bawdy Ballads to a Corpse.)
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2.
An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.
爱尔兰 可数 引申义 不可数
词汇关系
上位词 2
词源
From Irish poitín (“little pot; poteen”), from pota (“pot”) (from Middle English potte, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“type of vessel”)) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
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