| 释义 |
whis·key
I. noun
or whis·ky \ˈhwiskē, -ki also ˈwi-\
(plural whiskeys or whiskies)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh & Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, literally, water of life, from Old Irish uisce water + bethad, gen. of bethu life; akin to Greek hydōr water and to Greek bios life, mode of life — more at water, quick
1. : a distilled alcoholic liquor that is made from fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, barley, or wheat) or potatoes and usually contains from 40 percent to 50 percent of alcohol — compare blended whiskey, bourbon 4, scotch whisky
2. : a drink of whiskey
< takes an occasional whiskey >
II. noun
or whisky \“\
(plural whiskeys or whiskies)
Etymology: whisk (II) + -y
: a gig with a small body that resembles a chair and is suspended on leather braces attached to springs — compare dennet
III.
Usage: usually capitalized
— a communications code word for the letter w |