jorum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈd͡ʒɔːɹəm/    美 /ˈd͡ʒoʊɹəm/|/ˈd͡ʒɔɹəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).
    — Then come, put the jorum about, / And let us be merry and clever, / Our hearts and our liquors are stout, / Here's the Three Jolly Pigeons for ever.
  2. The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.
    — To cure you at once of sciatical pains, / That hamper your body in dolorous pains, / And keep you confin'd in your sheets without motion, / Take me two jorams of wine for a potion, / Reserving two glasses by way of a lotion, / Which warm you'll apply to the part that's affected, / Then tip the remainder, as I have directed, / To cure you.
  3. A large quantity. figuratively
    — […] while Miss Skiffins brewed such a jorum of tea, that the pig in the back premises became strongly excited, and repeatedly expressed his desire to participate in the entertainment.

词形变化

jorums plural joram alternative

词汇关系

相关词
jar

词源

Uncertain; perhaps from the Hebrew name of Joram, who “brought with him [to King David] vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass” (Bible (King James Version), 2 Samuel 8:10; compare Jeroboam); or from Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).
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