drunken

/ˈdrʌŋkən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdrʌŋkən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrəŋ-kən/ (ame, mw)

drunken — 形容詞

  • drunkenpositive
  • more drunkencomparative
  • most drunkensuperlative

1. describes a person who has drunk too much alcohol, either at a particular time o

1.形容詞B2
釋義

喝醉；酗酒

形容喝醉酒或習慣性飲酒過量的人

describes a person who has drunk too much alcohol, either at a particular time or as a regular habit

例句

The drunken sailor at the harbour could not remember which ship was his.

港口那位喝醉的水手想不起自己的船是哪一艘。

attributive use: drunken + person noun

Putri's uncle was a drunken man who spent most of his wages on whisky.

Putri 的叔叔是個酗酒的人，把大部分薪水都花在威士忌上。

同義詞
  • drunk

    more common and neutral; can be used both before nouns and after 'be'

  • intoxicated

    formal or medical term, often used in official contexts like police reports

  • inebriated

    humorous or euphemistic; less direct than 'drunk'

反義詞
  • sober

    not affected by alcohol

文法句型

drunken + noun (person: sailor, man, driver, guest)

用法筆記

Unlike 'drunk', which can go after a verb like 'be' ('He was drunk'), 'drunken' is used only before the noun it describes ('a drunken sailor', NOT 'the sailor was drunken').

常見錯誤

❌He was drunken after the party.
✅He was drunk after the party.
💡'drunken' cannot follow 'be'; use 'drunk' in predicative position.

2. relating to an event, action, or situation that happens when people have drunk t

2.形容詞B2
釋義

酒後；醉酒

描述與飲酒過量相關的事件或行為

relating to an event, action, or situation that happens when people have drunk too much alcohol

例句

A drunken argument at the bar made the manager call the police.

酒吧裡一場酒後的爭執讓經理報了警。

drunken + noun describing an event

Ishaan regretted the drunken message he sent to his boss that night.

Ishaan 後悔那天晚上酒後傳訊息給老闆。

同義詞
  • alcohol-fuelled

    emphasises that alcohol caused the event; used in news reports

  • intoxicated

    more formal; can describe events ('intoxicated behaviour') but less common

文法句型

drunken + noun (event/action: argument, decision, singing, fight)