alcoholic
英 [?lk?'h?l?k]
美 [,?lk?'h?l?k]
英文詞源
- alcoholic (adj.)
- 1790, "of or pertaining to alcohol;" see alcohol + -ic. Meaning "caused by drunkenness" is attested by 1872; meaning "habitually drunk" by 1910. Noun sense of "one who is addicted to drinking in excess, chronic drunkard, old rounder" is recorded from 1891; earlier alcoholist (1888). Alcoholics Anonymous founded 1935 in Akron, Ohio, U.S. Alky is first recorded 1844 as a slang shortening of "alcoholic liquor;" 1960 in the sense of "a drunkard."
雙語例句
- 1. He showed great courage by admitting that he is an alcoholic.
- 他以極大的勇氣承認(rèn)自己酗酒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Novello says college students will spend $4.2 billion yearly on alcoholic beverages.
- 諾韋洛說大學(xué)生每年在酒精飲品上會(huì)消費(fèi)掉42億美元。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is very alcoholic, sometimes near the strength of port.
- 它的酒精濃度很高，有時(shí)接近波爾圖葡萄酒的濃度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He's not a real alcoholic.
- 他并非貨真價(jià)實(shí)的酒鬼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The guests left in an alcoholic haze.
- 客人們醉醺醺地離去了。
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