bibulous

英 ['bɪbjʊləs] 美['bɪbjʊləs]
  • adj. 吸水的;嗜酒的

GRE

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