malmsey

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɑːmzɪ/    美 /ˈmɑ(l)mzi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sweet fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape. countable,uncountable
    — Take that, and that, if all this will not do, Stabs him. Ile drowne you in the Malmesey-But within.

词形变化

malmseys plural malmesey alternative

词源

Via Middle English malmesye from Middle Dutch malemeseye, from Italian via Old French, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν- + βάσις). Doublet of malvoisie.
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