Negus
[ni:gәs]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel Negus.
巴里整理
解釋/意思:
n. the title of the kings of Abyssinia.
n. a beverage of either port or sherry with hot water sweetened and spiced.
錄入:鲁道夫
例句/造句/用法:
- He sat placidly perusing the newspaper, with his little head on one side, and a glass of warm sherry negus at his elbow. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- He gave us, in his glass of negus, Better health to our young friend! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- No supper did Miss Potterson take that night, and only half her usual tumbler of hot Port Negus. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Leah, make a little hot negus and cut a sandwich or two: here are the keys of the storeroom. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- However, I could take some toast and some hot negus, and as I really enjoyed that refreshment, it made some recompense. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
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