dram

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small unit of weight, variously:; Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”). alt-of,alternative
  2. The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
  3. A small unit of weight, variously:; Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”). alt-of,alternative
  4. A small unit of weight, variously:; Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). uncommon
    — Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).
  5. A small unit of weight, variously:; Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). obsolete
  6. Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison. broadly
    — a dram of brandy
  7. A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines. historical
    — The rolling stock, consisting entirely of four-wheel open trucks, or drams, was broken up at Bonvilles Court Colliery.
  8. Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins. obsolete
    — They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams [i.e., the Persian daric] of gold, and five thousand pound of silver […]
动词 v.
  1. To drink drams. dated,intransitive
    — What I contend against is, this dramming, dramming, dramming, at all hours of the day. There are some men who take a glass at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and at four in the afternoon.
  2. To ply with drams of drink. dated,transitive
    — The parents[…]are getting ready their daughter for sale[…]praying her, and imploring her, and dramming her, and coaxing her.

词形变化

drams plural drams present,singular,third-person dramming participle,present drammed participle,past drammed past drams plural

词汇关系

衍生词
angels' dram angel's dram dramless dramseller dramshop dram shop liability fluidram

词源

词源 1
From Middle English dragme, dramme, from Old French dragme, drame, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.
词源 2
From Armenian դրամ (dram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (zʿzn /⁠drahm⁠/), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight, a handful”), from δράσσομαι (drássomai, “to hold, seize”).
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