An intoxicant is something that makes you drunk — most often alcohol, but also other substances that do the same job to the brain.

An intoxicant致醉物 is something that makes you drunk是會讓你醉的東西 — most often alcohol最常見的是酒 but also other substances that do the same job to the brain但也包括對大腦有同樣作用的其他物質

In careful, scientific, or legal English, people say “intoxicants” when they want one umbrella word for drink and those drugs together, without naming each one. In everyday talk, most people just say “drink,” or they name the thing (beer, wine).

In careful, scientific, or legal English在講究、科學、或法律用語的英文裡 people say “intoxicants”人們會說intoxicants when they want one umbrella word for drink and those drugs together當他們想用一個統稱涵蓋酒和那些藥物 without naming each one而不用一一點名 In everyday talk在日常對話裡 most people just say “drink,”大部分人就說drink or they name the thing或直接說那個東西的名字 (beer, wine)（啤酒、紅酒）

You will see this word on warnings, in medicine, and in the law more than at the dinner table. Though actually, the older idea behind it is closer to poison than to a party: an intoxicant does not only make you happy; it takes away clear thinking, and too much of it is dangerous.

You你 will see this word on warnings, in medicine, and in the law會在警語、醫學、和法律裡看到這個字 more than at the dinner table而不是在餐桌上 Though actually不過實際上 the older idea behind it is closer to poison than to a party它背後較舊的概念比較接近毒藥而不是派對 an intoxicant致醉物 does not only make you happy不只是讓你開心 it takes away clear thinking它會奪走清楚的思考能力 and too much of it is dangerous而且太多會很危險