1. 1劣酒、劣質烈酒

    Rotgut is strong, cheap, low-quality alcohol — the harsh kind people joke will wreck you. The word is a picture: it would rot your gut, your stomach.

    Rotgutrotgut is是 strong, cheap, low-quality alcohol又烈又便宜、品質很差的酒 — the harsh kind people joke will wreck you大家會開玩笑說喝了會毀了你的那種. The word這個字本身 is a picture就是個畫面: it would rot your gut它會rot你的gut, your stomach也就是你的胃.

    It is informal, a bit old-fashioned, and rough-funny. You might hear it about bad whiskey, cheap spirits, or homemade drink. Nobody puts rotgut on a menu; it is a complaint or a joke, not a scientific name.

    It is informal這是個非正式的, a bit old-fashioned有點過時, and rough-funny粗魯又好笑的字. You might hear it about你可能會聽到有人這樣說 bad whiskey難喝的威士忌, cheap spirits便宜的烈酒, or自釀的酒 homemade drink. Nobody puts rotgut沒有人會把rotgut寫在 on a menu菜單上; it is它是 a complaint or a joke抱怨或玩笑, not不是 a scientific name正式的名稱.

    Though actually, it does not name one exact drink. It names a quality, or a lack of quality. Wine people would not usually call a poor wine rotgut; the word leans toward strong spirits.

    Though actually不過其實, it does not name one exact drink它並不是指某一種確切的酒. It names它指的是 a quality一種品質, or者說 a lack of quality缺乏品質. Wine people喜歡葡萄酒的人 would not usually call通常不會把 a poor wine品質差的酒 rotgut叫做rotgut; the word leans toward strong spirits這個字比較偏向烈酒.

    It can sound American. Use it with a grin, not as a polite order at a nice bar.

    It can sound American它聽起來可能很美式. Use it用這個字的時候 with a grin要笑著說, not不是 as a polite order在高級酒吧裡很正式地點酒時用 at a nice bar.

core核心畫面

組成From rot + gut: drink so rough it would rot your insides.

同家族的字

  • rotthe first half — to decay
  • gutthe second half — the stomach

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

rotgutnoun

  • 1

    slangRaw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor.

    • Near-synonym: red-eye
    • Then the harpooner carried away a pink flask to be filled in some blind pig, for there were no licensed saloons in that locality. We drank the cheap rotgut out of tumblers.

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