单词 | chartreuse |
释义 | chartreuse From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Colours Drinkchartreusechar‧treuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ noun [uncountable]1 DFDa green or yellow alcoholic drink2 CCa bright yellow-green colourExamples from the Corpuschartreuse• There were squares, oblongs, and triangles of crimson, vermilion, chartreuse, ocher, magenta, and canary.Origin chartreuse (1800-1900) Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse “monastery used by a particular religious group”; because the drink is made by this religious group |
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