drunken
drunken — adjective
1. describes a person who has drunk too much alcohol, either at a particular time o
describes a person who has drunk too much alcohol, either at a particular time or as a regular habit
The drunken sailor at the harbour could not remember which ship was his.
attributive use: drunken + person noun
Putri's uncle was a drunken man who spent most of his wages on whisky.
At the wedding reception, several drunken guests began to dance on the tables.
A taxi driver refused to pick up the drunken woman outside the nightclub.
Heather found her drunken flatmate asleep in the hallway with keys still in the lock.
- 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'
- 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
2. relating to an event, action, or situation that happens when people have drunk t
relating to an event, action, or situation that happens when people have drunk too much alcohol
A drunken argument at the bar made the manager call the police.
drunken + noun describing an event
Ishaan regretted the drunken message he sent to his boss that night.
Harper's drunken decision to fly to Japan surprised everyone the next morning.
The neighbours called the police about the drunken singing from the upstairs flat.
Amira woke up and deleted the drunken photos from her phone.
- 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)