| 单词 | cordial |
| 释义 | cordial (once / 280 pages) 1adj 2n If you like someone but you wouldn't say they're your friend, you might describe your relationship as cordial. Use cordial to describe a greeting or relationship that is friendly and sincere. In Middle English, this adjective meant "of the heart," borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor "heart." This core sense of "heart" can be seen in the synonyms heartfelt and hearty. The noun cordial originally referred to a medicine or drink that stimulates the heart, but its current sense is "a liqueur." WORD FAMILYcordial: cordiality, cordially, cordials, uncordial+/cordiality: cordialities/uncordial: uncordially USAGE EXAMPLES“It was always very cordial. It was always very cooperative. Good people,” he said this week of the Washington-based investigators. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) He said their telephone conversations are “cordial” and not “defensive in any way”. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) But the president-elect was cordial on Wednesday, telling his guests he was "here to help you folks to do well". BBC(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1adj politely warm and friendly a cordial handshake Syn warm psychologically warm; friendly and responsive 2adj diffusing warmth and friendliness cordial relations a cordial greeting Syn affable, amiable, genial friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend 3adj sincerely or intensely felt 2a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort a cordial abhorrence of waste Syn sincere open and genuine; not deceitful n strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal Syn|Hypo|Hyper liqueur absinth, absinthe strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise amarettoan Italian almond liqueur anisette, anisette de Bordeauxliquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed benedictinea French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks Chartreusearomatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France coffee liqueurcoffee-flavored liqueur creme de cacaosweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans creme de menthesweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur creme de fraisestrawberry-flavored liqueur Drambuiea sweet Scotch whisky liqueur Gallianogolden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs orange liqueurliqueur flavored with orange kummelliqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin maraschino, maraschino liqueurdistilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries pastissimilar to absinthe but containing no wormwood Pernod(registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise pousse-cafesmall drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers) ratafee, ratafiasweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds sambucaan Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice curacao, curacoaflavored with sour orange peel triple sectype of curacao having higher alcoholic content Grand Marnieran orange-flavored French liqueur Kahluacoffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent |
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