John Grishamの小説 "Camino Island" を読んでいます。
She was reading when she heard noises at the door. Bruce walked in with a breakfast tray, which he placed snugly at her side. "Bacon, scrambled eggs, muffins with jam, strong coffee, and, for good measure, a mimosa."
"I'm not sure I need more booze at this point," she said. The food looked and smelled delicious.
"The hair of the dog. It's good for you."
"hair of the dog" は確か迎え酒で、そうすると "mimosa" はおそらくカクテルと推測できますが、"for good measure" は何でしょうか？ 辞書で調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: If you say that something is done for good measure, you mean that it is done in addition to a number of other things.: For good measure, a few details of hotels were included.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: in addition: The concert was excellent - there were lots of well-known songs with some new ones thrown in for good measure.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: in addition to the minimum required : as an extra: added another illustration for good measure
"mimosa" はやはりカクテルの一種でした。
・Oxford English Dictionary: an alcoholic drink made by mixing sparkling white wine (= with bubbles) with orange juice
"hair of the dog" の説明を辞書から一つだけ引用します。
・Collins Dictionary: or hair of the dog that bit one: an alcoholic drink taken as an antidote to a hangover
She was reading when she heard noises at the door. Bruce walked in with a breakfast tray, which he placed snugly at her side. "Bacon, scrambled eggs, muffins with jam, strong coffee, and, for good measure, a mimosa."
"I'm not sure I need more booze at this point," she said. The food looked and smelled delicious.
"The hair of the dog. It's good for you."
"hair of the dog" は確か迎え酒で、そうすると "mimosa" はおそらくカクテルと推測できますが、"for good measure" は何でしょうか？ 辞書で調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: If you say that something is done for good measure, you mean that it is done in addition to a number of other things.: For good measure, a few details of hotels were included.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: in addition: The concert was excellent - there were lots of well-known songs with some new ones thrown in for good measure.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: in addition to the minimum required : as an extra: added another illustration for good measure
"mimosa" はやはりカクテルの一種でした。
・Oxford English Dictionary: an alcoholic drink made by mixing sparkling white wine (= with bubbles) with orange juice
"hair of the dog" の説明を辞書から一つだけ引用します。
・Collins Dictionary: or hair of the dog that bit one: an alcoholic drink taken as an antidote to a hangover
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