treacle

trea·cle

T0332100 (trē′kəl)n.1. Cloying speech or sentiment.2. Chiefly British Molasses.3. A medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison.

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[Middle English triacle, antidote for poison, from Old French, from Latin thēriaca, from Greek thēriakē (antidotos), (antidote against) wild animals, feminine of thēriakos, of wild animals, from thērion, diminutive of thēr, beast; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

treacle

(ˈtriːkəl) n1. (Cookery) Also called: black treacle Brit a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar2. (Cookery) Brit another name for golden syrup3. anything sweet and cloying4. (Historical Terms) obsolete any of various preparations used as an antidote to poisoning[C14: from Old French triacle, from Latin thēriaca antidote to poison] ˈtreacly adj ˈtreacliness n

trea•cle

(ˈtri kəl)

n. 1. something that is excessively sweet or sentimental. 2. Brit. molasses. 3. Obs. any of various medicinal compounds used as antidotes for poison. [1275–1325; Middle English triacle antidote < Old French < Latin thēriaca < Greek (antídotos) thēriakḗ, n. use of feminine of thēriakós concerning wild beasts, derivative of therion wild beast] trea′cly (-kli) adj.

treacle

molasses

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	treacle - a pale cane syrup golden syrupsirup, syrup - a thick sweet sticky liquidBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	treacle - writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimentalglop, mush, slopsentimentalism - the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form

Translations

糖蜜

treacle

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