demi-sec

/ˌdemi ˈsek/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdemi ˈsek/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌde-mi-ˈsek -mē-/ (ame, mw)

demi-sec — adjective

1. describes a wine, especially champagne or sparkling wine, that tastes lightly sw

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describes a wine, especially champagne or sparkling wine, that tastes lightly sweet — sweeter than a dry wine but less sweet than a dessert wine.

例句

Nikos ordered a bottle of demi-sec champagne to go with the strawberry dessert.

attributive: demi-sec + champagne, paired with sweet dessert

The sommelier suggested a demi-sec Vouvray for guests who found dry whites too sharp.

attributive: demi-sec + wine name (Vouvray)

同義詞
  • semi-sweet

    everyday English equivalent; used of wine and also chocolate

  • off-dry

    common wine-trade term in English-speaking markets; slightly less sweet than demi-sec

反義詞
  • brut

    very dry champagne; no perceptible sweetness

  • doux

    fully sweet champagne; sweeter than demi-sec

文法句型

demi-sec + wine/champagne/sparkling

用法筆記

Almost always used of wines, especially champagne and sparkling wines from the Loire Valley. Subject is normally a wine or wine type; placing it before non-wine nouns reads as a mistake.

常見錯誤

❌The cake was too demi-sec for my taste.
✅The cake was too sweet for my taste.
💡demi-sec describes wines, not food.
❌I drank a demi-sec coffee.
✅I drank a lightly sweetened coffee.
💡demi-sec belongs to wine vocabulary, not coffee or other drinks.