hooch

• n. 烈酒；私酒

缩写自Hoochinoo,北美阿拉斯加土著印第安人部落名。在19世纪末当地出现淘金热的时候当地土著人所酿制的卖给淘金者的烈酒，后引申词义私酿烈酒。

hooch (n.)

also hootch, "cheap whiskey," 1897, shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877) "liquor made by Alaskan Indians," from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners in 1898 Klondike gold rush; the tribe's name is said by OED to be from Tlingit Hutsnuwu, literally "grizzly bear fort."

As the supply of whisky was very limited, and the throats down which it was poured were innumerable, it was found necessary to create some sort of a supply to meet the demand. This concoction was known as "hooch"; and disgusting as it is, it is doubtful if it is much more poisonous than the whisky itself. [M.H.E. Hayne, "The Pioneers of the Klondyke," London, 1897]

1. Hermione Granger : Harry, no way ! You heard what Madam Hooch said.

赫敏·格兰杰说道: 哈利, 不行！难道你没有听到Hooch女士说的么？

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2. Madam Hooch : Come back down this instant! Everyone out of the way!

胡奇夫人: 立刻给我下来! 大家全都让开!

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3. Paul: They're got swell hooch here. They even wash the glasses.

保罗: 他们卖酒, 连酒杯都洗得干干净净.

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4. Class: Good afternoon, Madam Hooch.

同学们: 午安, 胡奇夫人.

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5. Madam Hooch is the resident Quidditch expert.

霍琦夫人是固有的魁地奇专家.

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