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moonshine

/mˈunʃˌaɪn/ やや難 頻度 11987位

意味

  1. 月光(moonlight)
  2. 《話》ばかげた考え,たわごと
  3. 《米》密造酒

例文

語源

英語の原文(Wiktionary)

From Middle English mone schyne, mone-schyne, moone shone; equivalent to moon + shine. Illegally distilled liquor is so named because its manufacture may be conducted without artificial light at night. The verb sense is a back-formation from moonshiner.

出典: Wiktionary「moonshine」(CC BY-SA 4.0)

辞書順で近い単語

moon moonlight moonlit moor moorland moose