| 单词 |
slainte |
| 释义 |
‖ slainte, int.|ˈslɑːntʃə| Also slainté. [a. Gael. sláinte, lit. ‘health’.] A Gaelic toast: good health!
1824Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 159 He then took up the tankard, and saying aloud in Gaelic, ‘Slaint an Rey’, just tasted the liquor. 1880A. P. Graves Irish Songs & Ballads 71 Here's a health to you, Father O'Flynn, Slainté, and slainté, and slainté agin. 1922Joyce Ulysses 44 Well: slainte! 1949E. Coxhead Wind in West iv. 114 ‘Slainte mhor, Rory!’ cried Kurt, who knew what was necessary in every language. 1952‘J. Tey’ Singing Sands vii. 105 ‘Slainte!’ he said, and took a swig of it. 1966S. Forbes Terror touches Me iv. 43 ‘Here, Brendan. Slainté.’ Brendan's hand trembled as he took the full glass. 1980M. McMullen My Cousin Death (1981) vi. 78 Upshaw gave him his drink..‘Slainte.’ |

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