sour

adj. 酸的；发酵的；刺耳的；酸臭的；讨厌的

vi. 发酵；变酸；厌烦

vt. 使变酸；使失望

n. 酸味；苦事

n. (Sour)人名；(柬)索

中文词源

sour 酸的，馊的，变味的

来自古英语 sur,酸的，来自 Proto-Germanic*suraz,酸的，来自 PIE*sur,酸的，酸牛奶，词源同 sauerkraut.引申词义馊的，变味的等。

sour: sour: [OE] Sour is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German sauer, Dutch zuur, and Swedish and Danish sur. Their common ancestor was prehistoric Germanic *sūraz, which was related to Lithuanian sūrus ‘salty’ and Old Church Slavonic syru ‘damp, raw’. Sorrel [14] is etymologically the ‘sour’ plant: its Old French source sorele came ultimately from Germanic *sūraz.
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sour (adj.): Old English sur "sour, tart, acid, fermented," from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cognates: Old Norse surr, Middle Dutch suur, Dutch zuur, Old High German sur, German Sauer), from PIE root *suro- "sour, salty, bitter" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic syru, Russian syroi "moist, raw;" Lithuanian suras "salty," suris "cheese").

Meaning "having a peevish disposition" is from early 13c. Sense in whisky sour (1885) is "with lemon added" (1862). Sour cream is attested from 1855. French sur "sour, tart" (12c.) is a Germanic loan-word.
sour (v.): c. 1300, from sour (adj.). Compare Old High German suren, German säuern. Related: Soured; souring.

sour.............馊哦.......................酸的；发酸的

2. The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung.: 谷仓里弥漫着新粪酸甜的气味。