ale

ale
noun
  1. [mass noun](chiefly Brit.)any beer other than lager, stout, or porter
    (主 英)(除陈啤酒、浓烈黑啤酒或黑啤酒之外的)麦芽啤酒
    a draught of ale.
    一口麦芽啤酒。
    [count noun]traditional cask-conditioned ales.
    传统桶内陈化的麦芽啤酒。
    ■(N. Amer.)beer brewed by top fermentation
    (北美)上层发酵啤酒,上面啤酒
    ■(historical)a drink made like beer but without the addition of hops
    (旧)麦芽酒
语源
  1. Old English alu, ealu, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse o̦l. Formerly the word referred especially to unhopped or the paler varieties of beer
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