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. => sorrel
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 s?uern. Related: Soured; souring.
雙語例句
1. Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
他們的歌里充斥著變了味的愛情故事。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung.
谷倉里彌漫著新糞酸甜的氣味。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour.