gra·vy
noun/ˈɡreɪvi/
/ˈɡreɪvi/
(plural gravies)
- [uncountable, countable] a brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cooking
（调味）肉汁 - [uncountable] (North American English, informal) something, especially money, that is obtained when you do not expect it
意外之财；飞来福 - Anything on top of eight percent profit is just gravy for the industry.
任何高于百分之八利润的东西都只是这个行业的肉汁。
- Anything on top of eight percent profit is just gravy for the industry.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain ‘spice’, from Latin granum ‘grain’.