alcoholic
/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌal-kə-ˈhȯ-lik -ˈhä-/ (ame, mw) · /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæl.kəˈhɑː.lɪk/ (ame, ipa)
alcoholic — 形容詞
1. used for a drink or other liquid that has alcohol in it.
含酒精的
飲料或液體中有酒精
used for a drink or other liquid that has alcohol in it.
The hotel bar serves alcoholic drinks after six every evening.
那家飯店的酒吧每天傍晚六點後供應含酒精的飲料。
collocation: alcoholic drink
At the night market, adults bought alcoholic cider while the children chose tea.
在夜市裡，大人買了含酒精的蘋果酒，孩子們則選了茶。
Only alcoholic products are kept behind the counter at this store.
這家店只有含酒精的商品會放在櫃台後面。
By law, shops cannot sell alcoholic drinks to minors.
依法，商店不得把含酒精的飲料賣給未成年人。
- non-alcoholic
used for drinks that contain no alcohol
文法句型
alcoholic drink
alcoholic beverage
be alcoholic
用法筆記
Most often used before nouns such as 'drink', 'beverage', 'beer', or 'wine'. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a person with dependence on alcohol.
常見錯誤
2. describes someone who has become dependent on alcohol and cannot control drinkin
有酒癮的
形容人已對酒精產生依賴
describes someone who has become dependent on alcohol and cannot control drinking without help.
After years of hiding bottles, Ken finally admitted he was alcoholic.
Ken 藏酒瓶藏了好多年後，終於承認自己是有酒癮的。
pattern: be alcoholic
The doctor said Maria's father was alcoholic and needed long-term support.
醫師說 Maria 的父親有酒癮，而且需要長期支持。
During counseling, Emma described her brother as alcoholic and asked what support helped.
在諮商時，Emma 說哥哥有酒癮，並詢問哪種支持最有幫助。
After treatment, Nina told new friends she was alcoholic and skipped drinks after work.
治療後，Nina 告訴新朋友自己有酒癮，下班後也不去喝酒了。
- alcohol-dependent
more clinical and more respectful in formal contexts
- addicted to alcohol
clear everyday phrasing that stresses the dependence
文法句型
be alcoholic
become alcoholic
describe someone as alcoholic
用法筆記
Often appears after 'be', 'become', or verbs such as 'call' and 'describe'. In careful or medical contexts, many speakers prefer person-first wording such as 'a person with alcohol dependence' or 'a person with alcohol use disorder'.
常見錯誤
alcoholic — 名詞
1. someone with a harmful dependence on alcohol who finds stopping very difficult.
酒癮者
對酒精有依賴且難以戒酒的人
someone with a harmful dependence on alcohol who finds stopping very difficult.
At the support group, one recovering alcoholic talked about losing his taxi job.
在那場支持團體聚會上，一位正在戒酒的酒癮者談到自己失去計程車工作。
collocation: recovering alcoholic
The film shows an alcoholic trying to rebuild trust with her daughter.
那部電影描述一名酒癮者試著重新贏回女兒的信任。
A local paper described the mayor as an alcoholic during the scandal.
地方報紙在那場醜聞期間把市長描述成一名酒癮者。
Two recovering alcoholics led the meeting in Tainan last night.
昨晚在台南，兩位正在戒酒的酒癮者帶領了那場聚會。
- person with alcohol dependence
person-first and more respectful, especially in health contexts
- problem drinker
focuses on the drinking behaviour and may sound less severe
- heavy drinker
describes large amounts of drinking, but not always dependence
文法句型
an alcoholic
recovering alcoholic
describe someone as an alcoholic
用法筆記
Countable noun, usually with 'a/an' or modifiers such as 'recovering' and 'former'. It can sound harsh or stigmatizing, so careful or medical writing often prefers 'person with alcohol dependence' or 'person with alcohol use disorder'.