dram
/dræm/ (bre, ipa) · /dræm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdram/ (ame, mw)
dram — noun
- dramsingular
- dramsplural
1. a short pour of a spirit, usually whisky, that people share or offer as a small
a short pour of a spirit, usually whisky, that people share or offer as a small friendly gesture — the kind you might have after a meal or when welcoming someone in from the cold
Hamish poured a dram of whisky for every guest who arrived at the farmhouse.
collocation: a dram of whisky
After the long walk through the rain, Freya warmed herself with a dram of brandy.
The old fisherman kept a flask of dram in his coat pocket through the winter months.
On New Year's Eve, the whole family raised a dram and wished each other good health.
Santiago offered his new neighbour a dram of dark rum before they sat down to talk.
文法句型
a dram of + noun
用法筆記
Common in Scottish and Irish English, where 'a wee dram' is a familiar phrase. Elsewhere the word sounds old-fashioned or consciously Scottish.
常見錯誤
2. a small historical unit for weighing powders or measuring liquids — about as muc
a small historical unit for weighing powders or measuring liquids — about as much as one eighth of a fluid ounce — once standard in pharmacies and old cookbooks
The Victorian cookbook instructed the reader to add two drams of ground nutmeg to the pudding.
historical use: old recipe measurement
At the museum, Yuna studied a pharmacist's brass scale that weighed substances down to the dram.
Keiko's great-grandfather had been an apothecary who weighed every ingredient carefully in drams.
The antique medicine bottle still carried a faded label that read 'One dram, three times daily.'
Irina translated the 1840s formula, converting each dram into modern milligrams for the lab.
文法句型
[number] drams of + noun
用法筆記
Now encountered mainly in historical documents, antique recipes, and museum displays. Modern recipes use millilitres, teaspoons, or grams instead.
3. the national currency of Armenia, divided into one hundred luma — used for all e
the national currency of Armenia, divided into one hundred luma — used for all everyday buying and selling across the country
Ani changed fifty euros at the airport counter and received a thick stack of Armenian drams.
collocation: Armenian drams
A warm flatbread from the bakery in Yerevan cost the family just two hundred drams.
Tigran saved eight thousand drams each month by packing his own lunch for work.
Anush watched the dram slide against the dollar and quietly put the new shoes back on the shelf.
The taxi driver in Gyumri asked for six hundred drams, which was less than two euros.
文法句型
[number] drams
用法筆記
Introduced in 1993 after Armenian independence. Not related to the drink or measurement senses — it shares only the historical Greek root word.
常見錯誤
dram — abbreviation
1. a written short form standing for 'dramatic' or 'dramatist', found in dictionari
a written short form standing for 'dramatic' or 'dramatist', found in dictionaries, theatre programmes, and university course lists
On the theatre department's poster, the director was listed simply as 'dram. advisor' in small print.
abbreviation in theatre credits: dram. = dramatic
Amara enrolled in Dram. Lit. 204, a course about modern playwrights from around the world.
The old dictionary marked theatrical terms with 'dram.' to separate them from everyday words.
Beside the famous playwright's name, the programme noted 'dram. 1965–2020' in small type.
用法筆記
Always written with a full stop. Never spoken — say the full word 'dramatic' or 'dramatist' instead.