请输入您要查询的单词:

 

单词 Adam's ale
释义

Adam's ale

English

Etymology

Attested 1643.[1] Reference to the only drink available to Adam, the first man in the biblical tradition, while in Eden.

Noun

Adam's ale (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, humorous) Water.
    • 1643, William Prynne, The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes
      They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons [] allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives.

Synonyms

  • Adam's wine

References

  1. Adam’s ale” in Gary Martin, The Phrase Finder, 1997–, retrieved 26 February 2017.

Anagrams

  • alamedas, salaamed
随便看

 

国际大辞典收录了7408809条英语、德语、日语等多语种在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的翻译及用法,是外语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2023 idict.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/8/7 5:39:16