cognac

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cognac — noun

  • cognacsingular
  • cognacsplural

1. a strong, golden-coloured alcoholic drink made by distilling white wine in the C

1.名詞C1
釋義

a strong, golden-coloured alcoholic drink made by distilling white wine in the Cognac area of western France; also used to mean one glass of this drink.

例句

Ziad poured two small glasses of cognac after the long dinner.

countable use: a glass of cognac

Gabriela keeps a bottle of fine cognac on the top shelf for special guests.

collocation: a bottle of (fine) cognac

同義詞
  • brandy

    wider term: any spirit distilled from wine or fruit; cognac is one specific kind of brandy.

  • armagnac

    another protected French brandy, from the Armagnac region; similar in style but slightly different process.

  • eau-de-vie

    general French term for a clear fruit spirit; usually colourless, unlike the amber colour of cognac.

文法句型

a glass of cognac

a bottle of cognac

用法筆記

Often uncountable when talking about the drink in general ('a splash of cognac', 'the taste of cognac'), but countable when ordering or pouring servings ('a cognac', 'two cognacs'). Strictly, only brandy from the Cognac region of France can be called cognac.

常見錯誤

❌I had a cognac wine with dinner.
✅I had a cognac with dinner.
💡cognac is a type of brandy (a spirit), not a wine, so 'cognac wine' is wrong.
❌They make cognac in many countries.
✅They make brandy in many countries; cognac is only made in France.
💡the name 'cognac' is protected and refers only to brandy from one region of France.