单词 | vinegar |
释义 | Word Frequency vinegar(ˈvɪnɪɡə) noun 1. a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative 2. sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc 3. pharmacology a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid 4. US and Canadian informal vitality verb 5. (transitive) to apply vinegar to Derived forms vinegarish (ˈvinegarish) adjective vinegar-like (ˈvinegar-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French vinaigre, from vin wine + aigre sour, from Latin acer sharp |
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