pilsner

pilsner — 名詞

1. A pale, golden type of lager beer that was first made in the Czech city of Plzeň

1.名詞B1
釋義

皮爾森啤酒

一種金黃色、帶啤酒花苦味的拉格啤酒

A pale, golden type of lager beer that was first made in the Czech city of Plzeň and has a noticeably bitter taste from hops.

例句

Eitan ordered a cold pilsner at the pub as he prefers hoppy, lighter beers.

Eitan 在酒吧點了一杯冰涼的皮爾森啤酒，因為他比較喜歡帶有啤酒花香氣和苦味的淡啤酒。

countable: 'a pilsner' for one glass or bottle

The local brewery started brewing pilsner last spring, and it quickly became our best-selling beer.

我們鎮上的釀酒廠去年春天開始自己釀造皮爾森啤酒，很快就成了最暢銷的啤酒。

常見搭配
  • crisp pilsner
  • golden pilsner
  • hoppy pilsner
  • brew a pilsner
  • order a pilsner
  • glass of pilsner
同義詞
  • pils

    informal short form, used mainly in the UK and Australia for ordering a pilsner

  • lager

    broader category; all pilsners are lagers, but not all lagers are pilsners

反義詞
  • stout

    a dark, heavy beer that is opposite in colour and body to a pilsner

  • porter

    another dark beer style, very different from the light pilsner style

文法句型

countable: a pilsner / pilsners

uncountable: some pilsner / a glass of pilsner

用法筆記

Can be used as a countable noun (ordering one glass/bottle: 'a pilsner') or an uncountable noun (referring to the drink in general: 'a glass of pilsner'). The spelling 'pilsener' is also accepted, though less common.

常見錯誤

Pilsner is a dark, heavy beer.
Pilsner is a pale, golden lager with a hoppy, bitter taste.
Pilsner is a light-coloured beer, not a dark one.
Any lager can be called a pilsner.
Only lager brewed in the pilsner style or originally from Plzeň is called a pilsner.
Pilsner is a specific type of lager, not a synonym for all lagers.

2. A tall, narrow beer glass that stands on a short stem and a flat base, tradition

2.名詞B2
釋義

高腳杯

瘦長、有杯腳的啤酒杯

A tall, narrow beer glass that stands on a short stem and a flat base, traditionally used for serving pilsner beer and designed to show off its golden colour and bubbles.

例句

Yara carefully washed the thin pilsner glasses after the party so they would not break.

Yara 小心翼翼地清洗派對後那些很薄的皮爾森啤酒杯，以免打破。

compound noun: 'pilsner glasses' for the glassware sense

The waiter set a tall pilsner on the counter and filled it with golden lager.

服務生在吧檯上放了一只瘦長的高腳啤酒杯，然後注入金黃色的拉格啤酒。

常見搭配
  • tall pilsner
  • pilsner glass
  • stem of a pilsner
  • set of pilsners
  • footed pilsner glass
同義詞

文法句型

a pilsner / pilsners

pilsner glass

用法筆記

In context, 'a pilsner' can refer either to the beer itself or the glass. When the meaning is unclear, adding 'glass' (e.g. 'pilsner glass') removes the ambiguity. The glass is also sometimes called a 'pilsner flute' in bartending.

常見錯誤

A pilsner glass is short and wide like a pint glass.
A pilsner glass is tall and narrow with a stem and a foot.
The pilsner glass shape is designed to showcase the beer's colour and carbonation.
I drank a pilsner from a pilsner' sounds natural in writing.
In speech, say 'I drank a pilsner from a pilsner glass' to avoid confusion.
The same word for beer and glass can cause ambiguity.

同根字

  • pils
    名詞B1
  • pilsener
    名詞B2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • spell/pronounce it pilsner
  • originally from Plzeň