"nightcap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 睡前酒
• 睡帽

Definition

“nightcap”指的是在睡觉前喝的一杯酒，通常是酒精饮料，也可以指一种睡觉时戴的帽子，但这个意思较为过时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“nightcap”主要指睡前最后一杯酒，常用于社交场合。指睡帽的用法已非常少见。不要用“night cup”。常用于“have a nightcap”。

Examples

Would you like a nightcap before you go to sleep?

你想在睡觉前喝一杯**睡前酒**吗？

He always drinks a nightcap after dinner.

他晚饭后总会喝一杯**睡前酒**。

The old man wore a blue nightcap to bed.

那位老人戴着一顶蓝色的**睡帽**睡觉。

Let’s grab a nightcap at the bar before heading home.

我们回家前去酒吧喝一杯**睡前酒**吧。

She invited him in for a nightcap after their date.

约会后她请他进来喝一杯**睡前酒**。

These days, hardly anyone wears a nightcap to sleep.

现在很少有人戴**睡帽**睡觉了。