单词 | prosit |
释义 | prositint. ‘Cheers!’ ‘Good health!’ Used, esp. in German-speaking countries, in drinking a person's health (or, sometimes, to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking salutations [interjection] > in drinking healths have towardsc1400 here's to1597 skol1600 tope1651 hob or nob1756 slainte1824 here's hoping, how, looking (at you), luck1888 santé1903 prosit1916 here's to the skin off your nose1925 (here's) mud in your eye1927 lechayim1932 1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany 74 In every house, at that moment, all over the country, is shouted ‘Prosst Neu Jahr!’ prosst being no German word, but a contraction of the Latin prosit.] 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle iii. 40 He filled us two long tankards of very good Munich beer. ‘Prosit,’ he said, raising his glass. 1937 E. Ambler Uncommon Danger x. 131 Vodka..should be poured straight down the throat. I will show you. Prosit! 1944 W. Lowrie tr. Kierkegaard Attack upon ‘Christendom’ 170 For one who belongs essentially to the criminal world..the taking of an oath is no more than saying ‘Prosit’ to one who sneezes, or adding Esq. to a letter. 1951 F. Brown Murder can be Fun ii. 24 ‘Prosit!’ said Tracy. They drank. 1973 J. P. Wilson & W. B. Michaels tr. M. Bar-Zohar Third Truth v. 73 Schneider said ‘Prosit,’ and lifted his glass. 1993 Atlantic June 77 (advt.) A nice little ice wine, perhaps? Prosit! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1916 |
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