sot

IPA/sɒt/
KK[sˈɔt]IPA/sɑːt/

sot — noun

  • sotsingular
  • sotsplural

1. a person who regularly drinks large amounts of alcohol, to the point where it ha

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person who regularly drinks large amounts of alcohol, to the point where it harms their health, work, or relationships

例句

Neighbours called Haruto a sot after he stumbled home from the pub every night.

call + [person] + a sot (derogatory label)

The novel described the character as a sot who had lost his job to drink.

described as a sot (literary register)

同義詞
  • drunkard

    more common than sot, but still informal and old-fashioned

  • alcoholic

    clinical term; less judgmental and more neutral in tone

  • lush

    informal, American English; slightly less harsh than sot

反義詞
  • teetotaller

    someone who chooses not to drink alcohol at all

  • abstainer

    someone who refrains from drinking alcohol

文法句型

call + [person] + a sot

be a sot

用法筆記

This word is old-fashioned and strongly derogatory. In modern English, terms like heavy drinker or alcoholic are more common and less offensive.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is a sot because he enjoys a glass of wine with dinner.
✅My uncle is a heavy drinker
💡he finishes a bottle of whisky every two days.' — Sot implies harmful, habitual overconsumption, not casual drinking.