| 释义 |
quinine water in American English tonic (sense 6) tonic (sense 6a) quinine water in American Englishnouncarbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer Also called: tonic, tonic water Word origin [1950–55 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: International Gothic, action painting, drip-dry, hot line, wiretap |