sour

英 [saʊə] 美 ['saʊɚ]
  • adj. 酸的;发酵的;刺耳的;酸臭的;讨厌的
  • vi. 发酵;变酸;厌烦
  • vt. 使变酸;使失望
  • n. 酸味;苦事
  • n. (Sour)人名;(柬)索
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sour.............馊 哦.......................酸的;发酸的
sour 酸的,馊的,变味的

来自古英语 sur,酸的,来自 Proto-Germanic*suraz,酸的,来自 PIE*sur,酸的,酸牛奶,词源同 sauerkraut.引申词义馊的,变味的等。

sour
sour: [OE] Sour is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German sauer, Dutch zuur, and Swedish and Danish sur. Their common ancestor was prehistoric Germanic *sūraz, which was related to Lithuanian sūrus ‘salty’ and Old Church Slavonic syru ‘damp, raw’. Sorrel [14] is etymologically the ‘sour’ plant: its Old French source sorele came ultimately from Germanic *sūraz.
=> sorrel
sour (adj.)
Old English sur "sour, tart, acid, fermented," from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cognates: Old Norse surr, Middle Dutch suur, Dutch zuur, Old High German sur, German Sauer), from PIE root *suro- "sour, salty, bitter" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic syru, Russian syroi "moist, raw;" Lithuanian suras "salty," suris "cheese").

Meaning "having a peevish disposition" is from early 13c. Sense in whisky sour (1885) is "with lemon added" (1862). Sour cream is attested from 1855. French sur "sour, tart" (12c.) is a Germanic loan-word.
sour (v.)
c. 1300, from sour (adj.). Compare Old High German suren, German säuern. Related: Soured; souring.
1. Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
他们的歌里充斥着变了味的爱情故事。

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2. The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung.
谷仓里弥漫着新粪酸甜的气味。

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3. Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour.
甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。

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4. She made a sour face in his direction.
她冲他阴沉着脸。

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5. Everything turned sour for me there.
在那里,对我来说一切变得很不顺利。

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