(亦作 soda water)carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate) drunk alone or with spirits or wine 苏打(水) a whisky and soda. 威士忌和苏打水。 ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a sweet carbonated drink (主北美)甜苏打饮料 a can of soda. 一罐甜苏打饮料。
sodium carbonate, especially as a natural mineral or as an industrial chemical 碳酸钠 ■sodium in chemical combination (化合物中的)钠 nitrate of soda. 硝酸钠。
语源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from medieval Latin, from Arabic suwwad 'saltwort'