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drunkard

UK //ˈdrʌŋkəd//US //ˈdrʌŋkərd//

词源

源自中古英语 'drunkard',由 'drunk'(喝醉的)加后缀 '-ard'(表示过度或习惯性行为的人)构成,类似 'coward' 的构词方式。

noun

❶ 指经常喝醉酒的人,尤其指长期酗酒、难以控制饮酒习惯的人,带有贬义色彩。

“The old drunkard stumbled out of the bar at midnight.”

(那个老酒鬼半夜跌跌撞撞地走出酒吧。)

“He was known as the town drunkard who spent all his money on alcohol.”

(他是镇上出了名的酒鬼,把所有的钱都花在买酒上。)

同义词:alcoholic, sot, inebriate, tippler, boozer

常见短语

hopeless drunkard — 形容无可救药的酗酒者,强调其长期沉溺于酒精且难以改变。

“Everyone avoided the hopeless drunkard begging near the station.”

(所有人都避开那个在车站附近乞讨的无药可救的酒鬼。)