| 释义 |
treacle/ˈtri:k(ə)l/n. 1 esp. Brit. [尤英]a a syrup produced in refining sugar (炼制蔗糖时产生的)糖浆 b molasses 糖蜜 2 cloying sentimentality or flattery 令人腻烦的故作多情(或恭维话) □ treacly adj.[Middle English triacle from Old French, via Latin theriaca from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom’, fem. of thēriakos (adj.), from thērion ‘wild beast’] |