alky 的詞源
alky(n.)
也是 alchy,1841年,"一種酒精飲料"(也指"酒精飲料的人"),是對 alcoholic liquor 的俚語縮寫,首次出現在禁酒出版物中。作爲"酒鬼"(alcoholic 的縮寫)的意思是在1888年提出的。
"What is his name?"
"Hall is his real name; but they call him Alky, because he drinks — Alky Hall; alcohol, you know. But he's given up drinking now, since I told him about temperance and lent him my Sargent's 'Temperance Tales.' I'll warrant you he'll never drink another drop." [Joseph Kirkland, "The McVeys," 1888]
"他叫什麼名字?"
"他的真名是霍爾,但他們叫他阿爾基,因爲他喝酒 — 阿爾基·霍爾; 你知道,酒精。但自從我告訴他關於禁酒並借給他我塞金特的'禁酒故事'之後,他已經戒酒了。我敢打賭他再也不會喝一滴酒了。" [約瑟夫·柯克蘭,《麥克維家族》,1888年]
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