English Dictionary

near beer

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

Any of a class of malt liquors that contain so little alcohol (usually less than 0.5%) that they will not produce intoxication.

日本語の意味

アルコール度数（通常0.5%未満）が非常に低く、酔うことがほぼない麦芽を原料とした飲料。 / 低アルコールビールともいえる、ほぼノンアルコールの麦芽酒。

At the company picnic, I drank near beer to avoid getting tipsy during the long drive home.

会社のピクニックで、長い帰り道の運転で酔わないようにノンアルコールビールを飲みました。

意味（1）

Any of a class of malt liquors that contain so little alcohol (usually less than 0.5%) that they will not produce intoxication.

That which we now have, and called near beer, with less than a half per cent of alcohol, is not drinkable, it is not palatable, it is not good, it is no part of a meal, nor can it be made a part of a meal.

near beers （ plural ）