posset

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒsɪt/    美 /ˈpɑsɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
    — I have drugged their possets.
  2. A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.
    — Some people will tell you that this position may allow inhalation of posset, but there is no evidence to support this.
  3. A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon.
    — LEMON POSSET / WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS : The classic English dessert lemon posset transforms cream, sugar, and lemon into a lush pudding with clean citrus flavor. It is the easiest dessert you've never made.[…]
动词 v.
  1. To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate. obsolete
    — to posset the blood
  2. To treat with possets; to pamper.
    — Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!
  3. To vomit up curdled milk.
    — Some babies never posset at all. Others do so with surprising ease, and this can be quite a cause of concern to parents.

词形变化

possets plural possets present,singular,third-person posseting participle,present posseted participle,past posseted past

词汇关系

近义词
cosset pamper
衍生词
sneck posset give a sneck posset

词源

词源 1
From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.
词源 2
From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.
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