rathskeller
英 ['rɑːts,kelə]
美['ræθt,skɛlɚ]
英文词源
- rathskeller (n.)
- 1900, from German ratskeller, earlier rathskeller, "a cellar in a German town hall in which beer is sold," from rat "council" (see rede (n.)) + keller "cellar" (see cellar (n.)). The German -h- inserted to avoid association with the word for "rat."
英英释意
- 1. a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
