brandy: [17] English acquired the word for this distilled spirit from Dutch brandewijn, and at first altered and translated it minimally to brandewine. Soon however this became brandy wine, and by the mid-17th century the abbreviated brandy was in common use. The Dutch compound meant ‘distilled wine’, from branden, which denoted ‘distil’ as well as ‘burn’ (it was a derivative of brand ‘fire’, cognate with English brand). => brand
brandy (n.)
1650s, abbreviation of brandywine (1620s) from Dutch brandewijn "burnt wine," so called because it is distilled (compare German cognate Branntwein and Czech palenka "brandy," from paliti "to burn"). The Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania, site of a Revolutionary War battle, supposedly so named by the Dutch for the color of its waters.
双语例句
1. Pack the fruits and nuts into the jars and cover with brandy.
把水果和坚果放进罐子里，用白兰地酒浸泡。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.
和葡萄酒不同的是，白兰地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里酿制。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
虽说白兰地呛了他一下，却让他恢复了勇气。
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4. Fuddled by brandy, her brain fumbled over the events of the night.
白兰地让她脑子昏昏沉沉的，记不清楚晚上发生的事了。
来自柯林斯例句
5. He poured himself a brandy and swallowed it neat.
