英语词汇“Postum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Postum

释义

Postum orig. U.S.|ˈpəʊstəm|
Also postum.
[Pseudo-Lat. formation f. the name of Charles William Post (see Post Toasties) + L. -um.]
The proprietary name of a coffee substitute. Also attrib.
1895Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 Dec. 1549/1, 27,402 Food Drinks. Postum Cereal Co., Limited, Battle Creek, Mich. Filed Oct. 7, 1895 Postum Cereal. Used since February 1895.1912[see instant a. 4 c].1922Hotel World 15 Apr. 15/2 Choice of Coffee, Tea, Milk, Postum, Cocoa.1962Flight Internat. LXXXI. 871/1 Carpenter drank normal coffee instead of postum.1967Listener 21 Sept. 370/1 His frugal breakfast—perhaps a cup of Postum coffee and some biscuits.1977New Yorker 20 June 67/1, I will have a drink of Postum or coffee.1978J. Carroll Mortal Friends v. vi. 572 None of that cappuccino stuff, Jack... See if they have Postum, will you?.. Well, lace it with a lot of milk, will you? Make it like American.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容11：

“Postum”的英英意思

“postyke”的英英意思

“postzygapophysis”的英英意思

=0;i--)with...">“postīn”的英英意思

“skua”的意思

“slide”的意思

友情链接