gravy
/ˈgreɪvɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun the fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking肉汁。
1.1
- a sauce made from these juices together with stock and other ingredients(用肉汁、原汤和其他调料制成的)肉卤。
2
- mass noun informal unearned or unexpected money〈非正式〉不劳而获的钱; 意外之财。
词源
Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain 'spice', from Latin granum 'grain'.