1. German Wasser "water" => Old Irish uisce "water" => whisky / whiskey.
2. 来源于对酒的美称“生命之水”。
英文词源
whiskey (n.)
1715, from Gaelic uisge beatha "whisky," literally "water of life," from Old Irish uisce "water" (from PIE *ud-skio-, from root *wed- (1) "water, wet;" see water (n.1)) + bethu "life" (from PIE *gwi-wo-tut-, suffixed form of *gwi-wo-, from root *gweie- (1) "to live;" see bio-).
According to Barnhart, the Gaelic is probably a loan-translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae, which had been applied to intoxicating drinks since early 14c. (compare French eau de vie "brandy"). Other early spellings in English include usquebea (1706) and iskie bae (1580s). In Ireland and Scotland obtained from malt; in the U.S. commonly made from corn or rye. Spelling distinction between Scotch whisky and Irish and American whiskey is a 19c. innovation. Whisky sour is recorded from 1889.
双语例句
1. He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get drunk.
他要求给他的威士忌里面加冰，接着喝得大醉。
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2. He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.
他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。
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3. I must have a whiskey.
我要喝杯威士忌。
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4. A great deal of whiskey is made in Scotland.
很多威士忌酒在苏格兰酿造.
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5. He drank his whiskey almost bottoms up.
他把杯中的威士忌喝得几乎一滴不剩.
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英英释意
1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
考试真题
Both men emphasized the dirt and exhaustion of war, the fragments of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep.
2012年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
实用场景例句
He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get drunk.
他要求给他的威士忌里面加冰，接着喝得大醉。
柯林斯例句
He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.
他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。
柯林斯例句
I must have a whiskey.
我要喝杯威士忌。
柯林斯例句
A great deal of whiskey is made in Scotland.
很多威士忌酒在苏格兰酿造.
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He drank his whiskey almost bottoms up.
他把杯中的威士忌喝得几乎一滴不剩.
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I like my whiskey neat.
我喜欢喝纯威士忌酒.
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Alexander had drunk too much whiskey.
亚历山大喝了过量的威士忌酒.
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He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get contentedly drunk.
他要求在威士忌里加冰，接着心满意足地喝了个酩酊大醉。
柯林斯例句
We went for the bottle of whiskey that we had stashed behind the bookcase.
我们去拿那瓶藏在书架后面的威士忌。
柯林斯例句
The firm in question was Alsbery & Co. , whiskey brokers.
那家公司叫阿尔斯伯里公司, 经销威士忌.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
" Take whiskey, George,'said Taintor. " You ought to know that. "
