English Dictionary

tonic water

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A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.

日本語の意味

キニーレスを含む炭酸飲料。かつてはマラリア予防のために用いられ、現在はソフトドリンクやジン・トニックなどのカクテルのミキサーとして利用される。

When experimenting with cocktail recipes, she always tastes the mixer first to decide whether to add more gin or more tonic water.

カクテルのレシピを試すとき、彼女はいつもまず割り材を味見して、ジンを増やすか、それともキニーネを含む炭酸飲料を増やすかを決める。

意味（1）

A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.

Tonic water's active ingredient is quinine, a chemical compound derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America. This alkaloid has long been known to relieve the pain and fever of malaria and other tropical diseases, making it a staple tonic in warm-weather countries.

tonic waters （ plural ）