释义 |
‖ anis|aniː, aˈniːs| [Fr. (Sp. anís), lit. ‘aniseed’: cf. anise.] A liqueur or wine flavoured with aniseed. Cf. anisette.
[1841G. Borrow Zincali I. ii. iv. 288 Bring the bottle of anise; the señor and the señora must drink a copíta.] 1926E. Hemingway Fiesta (1927) xiv. 173 One booth advertised Anis del Toro. 1938‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia ix. 145 Anis, the filthy Aragonese liqueur. 1939L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. vi. 28 A Cambridge don who said with an air ‘There's going to be trouble shortly in this country,’ And ordered anis, pudgy and debonair, Glad to show off his mastery of the language. 1956O. Welles Mr. Arkadin i. v. 50 Listening to the braying of donkeys and the songs of the children, drinking anis in the deep shadow thrown by a convent wall. 1972Bottlers' Year Bk. 1972–73 291 Anis, alcoholic aniseed cordial, alcoholic but usually rather sweet. |