- spirituous (adj.)
[spirituous 词源字典]
- 1590s, "spirited, animated," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)) + -ous, or else from Middle French spiritueux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *spirituosus, from Latin spiritus. Meaning "containing alcohol" is from 1680s. Related: Spiritously; spiritousness.[spirituous etymology, spirituous origin, 英语词源]