pink tea

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɪŋk ˈtiː/    美 /pɪŋk ˈti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fashionable formal tea party or other social gathering; specifically, one organized and attended chiefly by women to discuss matters of suffrage, raise funds for charity, etc. US,countable,historical,uncountable
    — Feb. 4, they served a pink''' tea, from which they realized $19.70.
  2. Any exclusive social gathering. US,broadly,countable,uncountable
    — At the expiration of the solemn ceremonies connected therewith Private Flanagan of the Irish tent arose, and, after congratulating the learned doctors of the Keeley Club on the success of the meeting, invited all present to attend a pink tea that would be held in his tent that evening at eight p.m.
  3. Something (as an event or policy) excessively polite and refined; specifically, one regarded as ineffective and weak. US,also,attributive,countable,figuratively
    — Q. Now, Mr. Mitchell, your testimony indicates that you know just what kind of language is used around a garage? / A. Yes, sir. / Q. It is not always a little pink tea affair? / A. No; sometimes I "cuss" a lot myself. / Q. And when the men, and even the bosses talk, it isn't the kind of language you hear at a pink tea, particularly? / A. Yes.
  4. A hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour, made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk. India,Pakistan,uncountable

词形变化

pink teas plural

词源

From pink (“pale red; (rare) fashionable, smart”) + tea (“drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant in hot water; light midafternoon meal”).
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