alcohol
/ˈælkəhɒl/noun
mass noun
1- a colourless volatile flammable liquid which is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel酒精。
1.1
- Alternative names: ethanol, ethyl alcohol; chem. formula: C2H5OH.又名： 乙醇; 化学分子式： C2H5OH.
1.2
- drink containing this酒：
he has not taken alcohol in twenty-five years.
他有25年不喝酒了。
1.3
- count noun Chemistry any organic compound whose molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom【化】醇。
词源
mid 16th cent.: French （earlier form of alcool ）， or from medieval Latin， from Arabic al-kul 'the kohl'. In early use the term denoted powders， specifically kohl， and especially those obtained by sublimation; later 'a distilled or rectified spirit' （mid 17th cent.）.