1590s, Coniacke, "wine produced in Cognac," the region in western France. The sense of "brandy" is 1755, shortened from 17c. cognac brandy, which was distilled from cognac wine. The place name is from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the personal name Cominius and the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum.
双语例句
1. Cognac is also used to macerate and flavour ingredients and casseroles.
干邑白兰地也用于浸渍食材，给砂锅炖菜提味。
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2. A little cognac slopped over the edge of the glass.
有一点白兰地溢出了玻璃杯。
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3. Phillips ordered a cognac.
菲利普斯点了一杯干邑白兰地。
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4. A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals.
