"firewater" in Chinese (Traditional)
烈酒烈性酒（俚語、舊式用法）
Definition
一個用來形容烈酒（特別是威士忌等蒸餾酒）的俚語或舊式詞彙。最初是美洲原住民用來指殖民者帶來的酒精飲料。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“firewater” 多用於幽默、故事情境或營造美國舊西部氣氛。現今用來指特別烈的酒時帶有戲謔意味。用來涉及美洲原住民時可能帶有負面色彩，注意用法。
Examples
He drank too much firewater last night.
他昨晚喝了太多**烈酒**。
Firewater can be dangerous if you are not careful.
如果不小心，**烈酒**可能很危險。
The bottle was full of strong firewater.
瓶子裡裝滿了烈性的**烈酒**。
They say the cowboys couldn’t get enough of the local firewater.
據說牛仔們對當地的**烈酒**愛不釋手。
Careful with that stuff — one sip of firewater and you’ll feel the burn!
小心點——喝一口**烈酒**你就會覺得火辣辣！
He joked that his homemade drink was stronger than any firewater in the Wild West.
他開玩笑說他自製的飲料比舊西部的**烈酒**還烈。