| 单词 | speakeasy |
| 释义 | speakeasy[ speek-ee-zee ] / ˈspikˌi zi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR speakeasy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural speak·eas·ies.a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition. Origin of speakeasyAn Americanism dating back to 1885–90; speak + easy historical usage of speakeasySpeakeasies are usually and correctly associated with American Prohibition (1920–33), but the word actually goes back to the late 1880s in the United States, and back even further in Australia (the 1830s). Speakeasies are so named not because the customers were quiet, shy, or taciturn, but because no one wanted to attract the attention of unsympathetic neighbors, the local police, or the revenuers by talking too loudly. Words nearby speakeasySPCK, SPD, SPDA, speak, speak down to, speakeasy, speaker, Speaker of the House, speakerphone, speak for, speaking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for speakeasyBritish Dictionary definitions for speakeasyspeakeasy / (ˈspiːkˌiːzɪ) / noun plural -easiesUS a place where alcoholic drink was sold illicitly during Prohibition Word Origin for speakeasyC19: from speak + easy (in the sense: gently, quietly) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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