bibulous

英 ['bɪbjʊləs] 美 ['bɪbjʊləs]
  • adj. 吸水的；嗜酒的
GRE
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中文词源

bibulous 爱喝酒的

来自词根bib, 喝，饮，见imbibe.

英文词源

bibulous (adj.)
1670s, "spongy, absorbent," from Latin bibulus "drinking readily, given to drink;" of things, "absorbent; moistened," from bibere "to drink" (see imbibe). Meaning "fond of drink" attested in English by 1861.

双语例句

1. He is a bibulous fellow.
他是个爱喝酒的家伙。

来自辞典例句