alcohol [alcohol] n. 酒
酒【jiu】n.
alcohol，这个词来源于阿拉伯，似乎可以对应酒jiu。gkh一组。
有时在跟人解释象形字时，用酒这个例子。这也是从大约2000年时，北京电视台播放的《蓝猫三千问》中讲解的酒这个字的来源。《蓝猫三千问》讲到酒字的右边，酉是一个酒缸的形象。我现在想，汉字一般用同音字加上偏旁组成一个新字，这个新的字不但在音上与偏旁有联系，而且在意义上也有联系。如果按照这个思路，这个酒字应该在意义上与酉有联系。其实在日常生活中，买酒一般都在下午四五点以后。这倒可以理解，一天干活干累了，喝点酒解解乏可以理解。
酒的含义应该与酉联系。酒或许是与酉时有关。
alcohol，酒。酉，酒缸的形象
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
alcohol (
noun)
1.
a) ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
b) drink (as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol
c) a mixture of ethanol and water that is usually 95 percent ethanol
2.
any of a class of organic compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
alcohol (
noun)
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
SYNONYMS:
aqua vitae, ardent spirits, booze, bottle, drink, firewater, grog, hooch, inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice, liquor, lush, moonshine, potable, rum, sauce, spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tipple
RELATED WORDS:
aperitif, bracer, chaser, digestif, nightcap; belt, load, nip, peg [], pop, shooter, shot, slug, snifter, snort, tot, whet; cocktail, mixed drink; ale, beer, brew, brewage, brewski [], home brew, malt liquor, microbrew, mum, nappy []; mead, sake ( saki), wine; barley-bree ( barley-broo) [], brandy, gin, liqueur, mao-tai, mescal, schnapps, tequila, vodka, whiskey ( whisky); Dutch courage
