Word · Frequency #12495
meads
蜂蜜酒
meads is the plural of mead.
an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and water
- 1.
An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
用蜂蜜和水发酵制成的酒精饮料。
- 2.
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
美国人类学家,以其关于波利尼西亚文化中青春期和性行为的研究而闻名(1901-1978)
- 3.
United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931)
美国实用主义哲学家(1863-1931)
- 4.
made of fermented honey and water
由发酵的蜂蜜和水制成的饮料
草地；用蜂蜜和水发酵制成的酒精饮料。；美国人类学家,以其关于波利尼西亚文化中青春期和性行为的研究而闻名(1901-1978)；美国实用主义哲学家(1863-1931)；由发酵的蜂蜜和水制成的饮料
In use
Mead is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world.
He offered me a cup of mead after dinner.
The tavern serves mead in large clay cups.
make mead from sth
mead 作“蜂蜜酒”讲时通常为不可数名词；酿造可说 make mead 或 brew mead。
They make mead from honey and water.
他们用蜂蜜和水酿造蜂蜜酒。
a glass of mead
要表达“一杯蜂蜜酒”，用 a glass of mead。
She ordered a glass of mead.
她点了一杯蜂蜜酒。
in the mead
此处的 mead 指“草地”，是可数名词，复数形式为 meads。
The sheep were grazing in the mead.
羊群在草地上吃草。
Connections
Collocations
- drink mead
- 喝蜂蜜酒
- The Vikings drank mead at their feasts.维京人在宴会上喝蜂蜜酒。
- a glass of mead
- 一杯蜂蜜酒
- She ordered a glass of mead with her meal.她点了一杯蜂蜜酒配餐。
- sweet mead
- 甜蜂蜜酒
- Sweet mead is a good choice for beginners.甜蜂蜜酒是初学者的好选择。
- dry mead
- 干型蜂蜜酒
- Dry mead is a good option if you don't like sweet drinks.如果你不喜欢甜酒，干型蜂蜜酒是个不错的选择。
- homemade mead
- 自酿蜂蜜酒
- He brought a bottle of homemade mead to the party.他带了一瓶自酿蜂蜜酒来参加聚会。
- mead hall
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：mead 与 meadow（草地）同以 mead 开头——草地上摆着蜂蜜酒，看到 mead 就浮现这片草地。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical or fantasy settings、craft beverage discussions 这里指蜂蜜酒。该词多用于历史或奇幻题材的叙述，以及精酿饮料的讨论；在日常会话中不算特别常见，但也不显得生硬。整体语气为中性，正式度一般。
Grammar Note
mead 作“蜂蜜酒”解时通常不可数；作“草地”解时可数，常用复数 meads。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音同 /mid/：bead, knead, plead, read, lead, need。注意：read 的过去式读作 /rɛd/，lead（金属）读作 /lɛd/，拼写相同但发音不同。
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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