中英互译
wassail
英 /ˈwɒseɪl/美 /ˈwɑːseɪl/
基本释义
- n.酒宴；祝酒时所用的酒
- vi.痛饮
- vt.为……干杯
- int.干杯！
复数wassails
第三人称单数wassails
现在分词wassailing
过去式wassailed
过去分词wassailed
双语例句
- Wassail toast, simultaneous praise of Auld Lang Syne.举杯痛饮，同声歌颂友谊地久天长。
- Wassail toast, singing one voice to a long friendship lang syne!举杯痛饮，同声歌唱友谊地久天长！
- Wines, ales, and ciders were often served this way around the holidays and were referred to collectively as wassail, a drink often consumed while caroling.葡萄酒、啤酒和苹果酒在节日期间常常是这种喝法，而且还被通称为“宴会酒”，即一种经常在唱颂歌时饮用的酒。
网络短语
- wassail bowl祝酒杯
- wassail l痛饮
- Wassail Records出版者
词语扩展
n.
wassailer痛饮者；祝酒者
英英释义
- n.a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
- v.celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
- v.propose a toast to
词源
- wassail(旧时欢宴上的)祝酒词，举杯祝(某人)健康丹麦人（维京海盗时代）占据了不列颠东北部分很大一片土地后，他们的语言和风俗等传播到了整个英格兰。这个单词可以理解为was+hail致敬（与health有关），而was实际暗含祈使语气，即敬酒时祝福对方be healthy！
- wassail饮酒狂欢来自古诺斯语 ves heill,祝健康，ves-,是，词源同 was,heill,健康，词源同 healthy.字面意思即 喝酒有祝健康，再来一杯。