treacle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɹiː.kəl/    美 /ˈtɹiː.kəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup. Ireland,UK,countable,uncountable
    — Didn’t you see how the cub was ashamed of the thick bread-and-butter? I dare say they’re going to have treacle if they are good.
  2. Cloying sentimental speech. countable,uncountable
    — The public tributes to Griffith were over-the-top in a way his acting never was, spreading treacle from the evening newscasts to the front page of the New York Times.
  3. Sweetheart (from treacle tart). Cockney,countable,slang,uncountable
    — Listen, treacle, this is the last time I'll warn you!
  4. Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote. countable,historical,uncountable
    — CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.
  5. Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.; Synonym of cure: an all-powerful curative for some particular affliction. broadly,countable,figuratively,historical,obsolete
  6. Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.; Synonym of cure-all: a panacea for all human ailments. broadly,countable,figuratively,historical,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc. transitive

词形变化

treacles plural treacles present,singular,third-person treacling participle,present treacled participle,past treacled past

词汇关系

衍生词
mithridate treacle treacle bread treaclelike treacle mustard treacle paper treacle pudding treacler treacle sleep treacle tart treacle water treaclewort treacly Venice treacle

词源

词源 1
From Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tyriaca, both from Late Latin *triaca, *tiriaca, late form of theriaca, ultimately from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”), feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”). Doublet of theriacle, equivalent to theriac + -le.
词源 2
From Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tyriaca, both from Late Latin *triaca, *tiriaca, late form of theriaca, ultimately from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”), feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”). Doublet of theriacle, equivalent to theriac + -le.
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