英文单词:aqua vitae

中文含义:“水之生命”,指烈性烈酒。

英语词性:Noun

美式发音:[‘ɑkwə ‘vi:ti:]

同义词:strong drink, liquor, spirits, booze

易混淆单词:aquatic(水生的)

双语例句:

  1. He was tight-lipped as my offer of aqua vitae or rum was refused.(他下意识地拒绝了我递给他的烈酒,不再言语。)
  2. He guaranteed that the aqua vitae he was distilling was strong enough to “put hairs on your chest.”(他保证他蒸馏出的烈酒足够强,能“让你胸前长出毛来”。)