moonshiner

moonshiner — 名詞

1. A person who makes strong alcoholic drinks in secret, without permission from th

1.名詞C1
釋義

私酒釀者

非法製造或販賣威士忌的人

A person who makes strong alcoholic drinks in secret, without permission from the government, in order to sell them.

例句

During the 1920s, Uncle Jed worked as a moonshiner deep in the Tennessee woods.

1920年代，Uncle Jed 在田納西州深山裡當私酒釀者。

worked as a moonshiner — typical collocation for the trade

Federal officers found three moonshiners with a large still in the old cotton barn.

聯邦官員在一間舊棉花倉庫裡找到了三名私酒釀者和一個大型蒸餾器。

同義詞
  • bootlegger

    broader term; refers to anyone who sells or smuggles illegal alcohol, not necessarily the person who makes it

  • illicit distiller

    more formal and technical; emphasises the act of distilling rather than selling

  • rum-runner

    specifically someone who smuggles alcohol by sea or across borders, popular during Prohibition

文法句型

moonshiner + verb (as subject)

a/an + moonshiner

用法筆記

Distinguish from bootlegger — a bootlegger smuggles or sells illegal liquor but does not necessarily produce it themselves. A moonshiner specifically makes the liquor, often in a home-built still hidden in a rural area.

常見錯誤

❌The bootlegger set up a still in the forest.' (when meaning the person who makes the liquor).
✅The moonshiner set up a still in the forest.
💡A bootlegger sells or smuggles illegal alcohol; a moonshiner produces it themselves.