单词 | speakeasy |
释义 | speakeasy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Drinkspeakeasyspeak‧eas‧y /ˈspiːkˌiːzi/ noun (plural speakeasies) [countable]DFDDRINKa place in the US in the 1920s and 1930s where you could buy alcohol illegallyExamples from the Corpusspeakeasy• You know how many speakeasies in this one county?Origin speakeasy (1900-2000) From the need to speak quietly so as not to attract attention |
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