old-fashioned

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əʊldˈfæʃənd/    美 /oʊldˈfæʃənd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.
    — Old John was mixing Old Fashioneds and every now and then he would turn and stare at the record case with an expression of great loathing.
  2. A type of doughnut with a cakelike consistency and a rough surface, usually made with cultured buttermilk and chemical leaven and fried at a lower temperature.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
    — My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around.
  2. Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times and the old-style ways.
    — You can’t stay the night, because my parents are a bit old-fashioned.

词形变化

more old-fashioned comparative older-fashioned comparative most old-fashioned superlative oldest-fashioned superlative old fashioned alternative old-fashioneds plural old fashioned alternative

词汇关系

反义词
new-fashioned newfangled

词源

词源 1
From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.
词源 2
From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.
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