whiskey

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n. 威士忌酒 a. 威士忌酒的

发音

UK /ˈʍɪski/
/ˈwɪski/
US /ˈʍɪski/

词形变化

whiskeys 复数 whiskies 复数

别名

whisky

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).

    爱尔兰 美国 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A drink of whiskey.

    爱尔兰 美国 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

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  4. 1.

    A light gig or carriage drawn by one horse.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

whisky

上位词 6

spirits liquor booze hard drink hard liquor strong drink

下位词 10

corn scotch bourbon rye Irish corn whiskey Irish whiskey malt whiskey malt whisky Scotch whisky

整体词 3

old-fashioned manhattan whiskey sour

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. ▲ Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge ▲ Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque English whiskey Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha, calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source and vodka from a Russian diminutive for water in reference to the dilution of pure grain spirits.

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