absinthe

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. countable,uncountable
  2. Bitterness; sorrow. countable,figuratively,uncountable
  3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. countable,uncountable
    — Let us go out and drink to the very good health of Monsieur Tarzan in some of old Plancon’s unparalleled absinth; not forgetting that the Count de Coude is one of the best swordsmen in Paris, and by far the best shot in all France.
  4. A moderate yellow green. countable,uncountable
  5. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:; absinthe green countable,uncountable
  6. Sagebrush. US,countable,uncountable

词形变化

absinthes plural absinth alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
absinthate absinthean absinthe green absinthe oil absinthe spoon absinthe yellow absinthial absinthian absinthiana absinthiate absinthiated absinthic absinthiin absinthin absinthine absinthism absinthismic absinthites absinthium absinthol

词源

* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe.
* (liquor): From Modern French absinthe.
Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.
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