c. 1500, "moonlight," from moon (n.) + shine (n.). In figurative use, implying "appearance without substance," from late 15c.; perhaps connected in that sense with notion of "moonshine in water" (see moonraker). Meaning "illicit liquor" is attested from 1785 (earliest reference is to that smuggled on the coasts of Kent and Sussex); moonlight also occasionally was used in this sense early 19c. As a verb from 1883. Related: Moonshiner (1860).
雙語例句
1. As Morison remarks, the story is pure moonshine.
正如莫里森所說，這個故事純屬妄想。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The room is painted white with moonshine.
月光使房間潔白如洗.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Much of the alcohol consumed in Sri Lanka is moonshine.
斯里蘭卡消費的酒類,大多屬于私造的烈酒.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Police uncovered a truck smuggling moonshine over the state line.
警察們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一輛偷越國境走私販運威土忌酒的卡車.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. I didn't know that America has Baijiu, but Moonshine tasted smoother.