whiskey

英美['hwɪski]

近义词

反义词

复数: whiskeys;

1. German Wasser "water" => Old Irish uisce "water" => whisky / whiskey.
2. 来源于对酒的美称“生命之水”。

whiskey 威士忌

来自苏格兰盖尔语uisge-beatha,生命之水，uisge,水，词源water,beatha,生命，词源同biology.

whiskey (n.): 1715, from Gaelic uisge beatha "whisky," literally "water of life," from Old Irish uisce "water" (from PIE *ud-skio-, from root *wed- (1) "water, wet;" see water (n.1)) + bethu "life" (from PIE *gwi-wo-tut-, suffixed form of *gwi-wo-, from root *gweie- (1) "to live;" see bio-).

According to Barnhart, the Gaelic is probably a loan-translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae, which had been applied to intoxicating drinks since early 14c. (compare French eau de vie "brandy"). Other early spellings in English include usquebea (1706) and iskie bae (1580s). In Ireland and Scotland obtained from malt; in the U.S. commonly made from corn or rye. Spelling distinction between Scotch whisky and Irish and American whiskey is a 19c. innovation. Whisky sour is recorded from 1889.

1. He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get drunk.: 他要求给他的威士忌里面加冰，接着喝得大醉。

2. He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.: 他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。