English Dictionary

absinthe

/ˈæb.sɪnθ/

noun

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. / (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow.

I tried absinthe for the first time last night.

意味（1）

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow.

意味（3）

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.

Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years.

意味（4）

(color) A moderate yellow green.

意味（5）

absinthe green:

意味（6）

(US) Sagebrush.