brut
brut — adjective
- brutpositive
- bruttercomparative
- bruttestsuperlative
1. describing champagne or other sparkling wine that contains almost no added sugar
describing champagne or other sparkling wine that contains almost no added sugar, giving it a very dry, sharp flavour without any sweetness
Greta celebrated her promotion with a glass of brut champagne.
collocation: brut champagne
Mauricio prefers brut sparkling wines because he does not like sweet drinks.
At the wedding reception, the host served both brut and demi-sec champagne.
The sommelier recommended a brut champagne to go with the salted almonds and olives.
Quinn chose a brut rosé for the toast at the start of the meal.
用法筆記
Only used for sparkling wine and champagne. For still wine that is not sweet, use 'dry' instead of 'brut'.
常見錯誤
brut — noun
1. a type of champagne or other sparkling wine that has a very dry taste because ve
a type of champagne or other sparkling wine that has a very dry taste because very little sugar has been added to it during production
The wine shop near the market stocks several French bruts at different prices.
countable: 'several French bruts'
Niran asked the sommelier whether a brut would go well with the spicy seafood.
Salma poured two glasses of a chilled brut and passed one to her dinner guest.
Ritu chose a mid-priced brut from the wine list for the celebration dinner.
Nia learned that a good brut should have a clean flavour without any sweetness.
- dry champagne
more general phrase; less precise than 'brut' which is a specific sweetness level
用法筆記
Can be used as a countable noun ('a French brut', 'several bruts') to refer to specific bottles or types, or as an uncountable noun ('a glass of brut').