treacle

treacle

英 ['triːk(ə)l]
　　美

n. 糖蜜；過分甜蜜的聲調

中文詞源：

treacle 糖漿

來自古法語 triacle,解毒劑，尤指蛇毒，來自拉丁語 theriaca,解毒劑，來自希臘語 ther,野獸， 來自 PIE*ghwer,狂野的，詞源同 fierce,ferocious,panther.字母 f,t 音變，比較 firm,throne.後用 於指糖漿，可能因為解毒劑偏苦，而糖漿作為中和物必不可少。

例句：

1. Blend a little milk with two tablespoons of treacle.
將少許牛奶和兩大湯匙糖漿混合.

2. We found the English treacle pudding too good to resist. Sure enough, it was delicious.
我們覺得英國糖蜜佈丁太好吃瞭，令人無法抗拒。的確非常美味。

3. What a mess we were in at the end of this caper — hair, eyes, cheeks and neck covered in treacle.
胡鬧瞭一通後，我們渾身臟得一塌糊塗——頭發、眼睛、臉頰、脖子上，全是糖漿。

4. As it opens further, nuances of treacle, aniseed and graphite slowly emerge.
隨醒酒時間的推移, 糖蜜, 茴香和石墨的芬芳逐漸散發出來.

5. The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweet.
啜飲蜜糖的蒼蠅在甜蜜中喪生.