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libation (lie BAY shun) Historically, this noun describes the pouring out of a liquid, usually wine, as an offering as part of a religious ritual. It is now used informally, for any intoxicating beverage.
- “Hey, Jim, how’s about heading for the club car and a cool libation?” said Al as they boarded the commuter train for home on a hot summer day.
- Aeschylus’s Greek tragedy The Libation Bearers is named for the group of women who assist Electra in pouring out that libation onto the tomb of her father Agamemnon, killed by his wife.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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libation(lie BAY shun)历史上,这个名词描述了作为宗教仪式的一部分,倒出液体,通常是葡萄酒。它现在被非正式地用于任何令人陶醉的饮料。
- 在一个炎热的夏日,当他们登上回家的通勤列车时,艾尔说:“嘿,吉姆,去俱乐部的车喝杯清凉的饮料怎么样?”
- 埃斯库罗斯的希腊悲剧《持圣物者》是以一群妇女的名字命名的,她们帮助伊莱克特拉将圣物倒在被妻子杀害的父亲阿伽门农的坟墓上。
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