spirituous
英 ['spɪrɪtjʊəs]
美 ['spɪrɪtʃʊrs]
- adj. 酒精的；酒精成分高的；含酒精的
英语词源
- spirituous (adj.)
- 1590s, "spirited, animated," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)) + -ous, or else from Middle French spiritueux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *spirituosus, from Latin spiritus. Meaning "containing alcohol" is from 1680s. Related: Spiritously; spiritousness.
权威例句
- 1. He tasted different kinds of spirituous liquors in drops.
- 他把不同的酒都呷一口品尝一下.
- 2. Spirituous are not good for patients.
- 病人不宜饮用含酒精的饮料.
- 3. Their land produces good crops of corn and rye , which they trade off for spirituous liquors.
- 他们的土地盛产玉米和裸麦, 他们用这些换回烈酒.