sherry

sherry — 名詞

1. a type of alcoholic drink made from white grapes that is produced in the wine-ma

1.名詞B1
釋義

雪莉酒

產自西班牙南部的加烈白葡萄酒

a type of alcoholic drink made from white grapes that is produced in the wine-making area around Jerez in Andalusia, in the south of Spain. Extra alcohol is added during production, giving it a higher strength than ordinary wine, and its taste can range from very dry to very sweet.

例句

Before dinner, Yasmin poured everyone a small sherry to enjoy with the olives.

晚餐前，Yasmin 為大家各倒了一小杯雪莉酒，搭配橄欖享用。

aperitif context: sherry served before a meal

The recipe needed dry sherry, so Constanza used Fino instead of the sweet variety.

食譜需要乾雪莉酒，所以 Constanza 用了 Fino 而不是甜的那種。

differentiating dry vs sweet sherry

同義詞
  • aperitif

    a broader category: any drink served before a meal, not just sherry

  • fortified wine

    the wider class sherry belongs to, including port and Madeira

  • Fino

    a specific pale, dry style of sherry — not all sherries are Fino

文法句型

a glass/bottle of sherry

a dry/sweet/cream sherry

用法筆記

Sherry can be used as a countable noun (a sherry = a glass of sherry) or an uncountable noun (some sherry). In British English, 'a sherry' often refers to the drink served as a social aperitif.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a sherry wine with my meal.
✅I ordered a sherry with my meal.
💡'Sherry' already means a type of wine; adding 'wine' is redundant.
❌She bought a Fino sherry wine from the store.
✅She bought a Fino sherry from the store.
💡The specific style name (Fino, Oloroso) already indicates it is a sherry.