whiskey

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley). England,Ireland,US,countable,uncountable
    — The exceſſive drinking of ſpirituous liquours, eſpecially whiſkey, is now become ſo common, that more people are killed by them, than by ſmall-pox, fevers, broken limbs, accidents, and all other diſtempers put together. And we are credibly informed, that in one dram ſhop only in this town, there are 120 gallons of that accurſed ſpirit, whiſkey, ſold.
  2. A light gig or carriage drawn by one horse. historical
    — Ye Ladies of Lapland who beesoms bestride, Or, pair’d in Witch Whiskeys, aslant the Moon slide;
  3. A drink of whiskey. England,Ireland,US,countable,uncountable
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of,countable,uncountable

词形变化

whiskeys plural whiskies plural whisky alternative,Australia,Canada,New-Zealand,Scotland whiskeys plural whisky alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der.
Proto-Celtic *udenskyos
Old Irish uisce
Irish uisce
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
Proto-Celtic *biwos
Proto-Celtic *-tūts
Proto-Celtic *biwotūts
Old Irish bethu
Irish beatha
Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq.
Irish uisce beathabor.
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Old Irish uisce
Scottish Gaelic uisge
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Old Irish bethu
Scottish Gaelic beatha
Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq.
Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor.
English usquebaugh
English usque
English whiskey
Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha, calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source and vodka from a Russian diminutive for water in reference to the dilution of pure grain spirits.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English whisk
English ey
English whiskey
From whisk + ey.
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