1590s, Coniacke, "wine produced in Cognac," the region in western France. The sense of "brandy" is 1755, shortened from 17c. cognac brandy, which was distilled from cognac wine. The place name is from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the personal name Cominius and the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Cognac is also used to macerate and flavour ingredients and casseroles.
干邑白蘭地也用于浸漬食材，給砂鍋燉菜提味。
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2. A little cognac slopped over the edge of the glass.
有一點(diǎn)白蘭地溢出了玻璃杯。
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3. Phillips ordered a cognac.
菲利普斯點(diǎn)了一杯干邑白蘭地。
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4. A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals.