barrelhouse

英 ['bær(ə)lhaʊs] 美 ['bærəl,haʊs]
  • n. (美)廉价小酒馆;一种早期乱奏的爵士乐

英文词源


barrelhouse (n.)
"cheap saloon, often with an associated brothel," by 1875, American English, so called in reference to the barrels of beer or booze typically stacked along the wall. See barrel (n.) + house (n.).
Q. What was this place you rented? -- A. It was a room adjoining a barrel-house.
Q. What is a barrel house? -- A. It is a room where barrels of whisky are tapped, a very inferior kind of whisky, and the whisky is sold by the glassful right out of the barrel. It is a primitive coffee house. [Committee Report of the 43rd Congress, Select Committee on Conditions of the South, 1874-75]

双语例句


1. The room was crowded and Barrelhouse was on duty.
店堂里人满满的,巴雷尔豪斯正在照应着.

来自辞典例句

2. An early type of jazz characterized by a strong beat and rollicking delivery , similar to barrelhouse.
一种早期的爵士乐, 节奏强劲,表演喧闹,与低级酒店爵士乐类似.

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