Word · Frequency #19234
cordial
利口酒；餐后甜酒
a sweet, strong alcoholic drink, especially a liqueur
- 1.
A pleasant-tasting medicine.
味道宜人的药
- 2.
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
通常在餐后饮用的浓烈甜酒
- 3.
A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
用浸泡法制成的利口酒
- 4.
A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
通常由牛奶巧克力制成的糖果,内含小水果(常为玛拉斯奇诺樱桃)和糖浆或软糖
- 5.
Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
任何能振奋或安慰的东西,兴奋剂
巧克力夹心糖；甜味药剂；提神物；安慰物；味道宜人的药；通常在餐后饮用的浓烈甜酒
In use
The host offered us a selection of fruit cordials after the dinner party.
This cherry cordial is made by steeping cherries in brandy for three months.
I like to pour a little apricot cordial over vanilla ice cream.
Connections
Collocations
- after-dinner cordial
- 餐后甜酒
- They enjoyed an after-dinner cordial with their coffee.他们喝咖啡时享用了一杯餐后甜酒。
- cherry cordial
- 樱桃夹心巧克力
- She gave me a box of cherry cordials for my birthday.她送我一盒樱桃夹心巧克力作为生日礼物。
- homemade cordial
- 自制甜酒
- His homemade cordial was flavored with orange peel and spices.他自制的甜酒用橙皮和香料调味。
- herbal cordial
- 草药滋补酒
- The old recipe made a herbal cordial that warmed the chest.那个老配方制成一种暖胸的草药滋补酒。
- take a cordial
- 喝一剂甜药
- The patient was told to take a cordial after meals to aid digestion.病人被告知饭后喝一剂甜药帮助消化。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：cordial 以 cor 开头，像 core（核心），餐后甜酒或夹心糖让人心头一暖，记住这份暖意。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：餐饮场合或酒类商品描述、糖果产品说明、历史或医药文献 cordial 作名词时，词义随语境变化较大：现代英语中最常见指餐后甜酒或利口酒，多用于餐饮或酒类商品说明；也指巧克力夹心糖果，常见于食品描述；而“药剂”“兴奋剂”等义项比较古旧，多出现在历史或医药文献中。整体语气偏正式或书面，日常口语中使用较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见英文单词与 cordial（读作 /ˈkɔrdʒəl/）完全押韵。以下拼写都以 -ial 结尾，但发音不同：social、special、official、martial 读作 /ʃəl/，material 读作 /iəl/。注意不要混淆这些词与 cordial 的发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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