louche

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /luːʃ/    美 /luʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dubious or disreputable person or thing
    — 'That's right,' Joe smiled. 'Loafing about on the Mall with the louche of the town. And, speaking of the louche of the town, don't we have an appointment to interview one or two of them this morning?'
动词 v.
  1. To make (an alcoholic beverage, e.g. absinthe or ouzo) cloudy by mixing it with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect. transitive
    — Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
    — Upstairs Downstairs hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal louche American).
  2. Not reputable or decent.
    — My uncle knows something about that fellow—Clavering knows something about him. There’s something louche regarding him.
  3. Unconventional and slightly disreputable in an attractive manner; raffish, rakish.
    — Anyone inside the business can also tell you that without Carine Roitfeld's louche sexy styling Tom Ford's Gucci might easily have come off looking like a high-end Club Monaco.

词形变化

loucher comparative louchest superlative louches present,singular,third-person louching participle,present louched participle,past louched past

词汇关系

衍生词
louchely loucheness

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
French louchebor.
English louche
Borrowed from French louche.
词源 2
Etymology tree
French louchebor.
English louche
Borrowed from French louche.
词源 3
Etymology tree
French louchebor.
English louche
Borrowed from French louche.
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