mouthful
意味
- 口1杯(分の…),1口(分の…)《+of+名》;(口にはいる程度の)少量
- 《話》難しく言いにくい文句
- 《話》長々しくてもっともらしく聞こえること
例文
I couldn't eat another mouthful.
もう十分いただきました。
Cough syrup. If I don't drink a mouthful before going on stage I can't settle down!
咳止めシロップ。本番前に一口飲まないと落ち着かない！
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).