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词汇 tisane
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Definition of tisane in English:

tisane

noun tɪˈzantəˈzæn
  • 1A herbal tea.

    药茶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Properly called tisanes, or herbal infusions, these aren't truly tea.
    • Elderflowers have been made into teas or tisanes in Europe and by N. American Indians, largely for medicinal use and especially as an antidote against colds.
    • A brewed mixture made with any ingredients other than tea leaves will yield a tisane, known in America as herbal tea, which is technically not tea at all.
    • Upon tasting the little cake dipped in a tisane, our hero experiences the shock of being swept back to his childhood, ‘an exquisite pleasure… filling me with a precious essence’.
    • There are espressos, cappuccinos, mochaccinos, lattés, teas, tisanes and a wide assortment of more exotically flavoured coffee-based potions that would definitely put a little motion in your ocean, if you know what I mean.
    • More explanations and monologues on things French follow (including useful tips on how to snag a red croc bag from Hermes, or to sweeten one's natural juices with a pot of tisane - herbal tea - before making love).
    • Huge international tea companies sell teas, tisanes and herbals in hip, socially conscious packages.
    • If you can support it, offer a fruity iced tisane as well, as a non-caffeinated alternative.
    • To finish up, there are lots of intriguing coffee concoctions and fresh tisanes that will make you want to linger longer.
    • On crisp spring days I often make a tisane or a rose tea, take it into the garden and wrap myself in a big warm blanket.
    1. 1.1archaic A medicinal drink or infusion, originally one made with barley.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our friend mint confers a great flavor to food even if you don't care to use it in tisanes for headaches, stress, or anxiety!
      • I more than once encountered a mildly medicinal tisane in Chinese supermarkets.
      • Just working in a garden can confer health benefits, and those who choose to harvest from the project will be able to enjoy a wide variety of tisanes and other herbal preparations for health.
      • The later medieval version in France had the name tisane, was sweetened with sugar and seasoned with licorice and sometimes also figs.
      • Although the tisane has not proven its health benefits on heart health and cancer prevention, it is still a plant-based drink and is better than soda!
      • She thought I had a fever beginning and forced me to drink one of her foul tasting tisanes.
      • Many tisanes are based on old medicinal elixirs that are so yummy, people have forgotten their original purpose.
      • Made from three species of rhododendron plants, this tisane boasts medicinal benefits for everything from chest congestion to skin ailments.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense ‘medicinal drink’): via Old French tisane, ptisane from Latin ptisana, from Greek ptisanē ‘peeled barley’. The word became rare until reintroduced from French in the 20th century.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

Definition of tisane in US English:

tisane

nountəˈzantəˈzæn
  • 1A herbal tea.

    药茶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • More explanations and monologues on things French follow (including useful tips on how to snag a red croc bag from Hermes, or to sweeten one's natural juices with a pot of tisane - herbal tea - before making love).
    • Properly called tisanes, or herbal infusions, these aren't truly tea.
    • If you can support it, offer a fruity iced tisane as well, as a non-caffeinated alternative.
    • A brewed mixture made with any ingredients other than tea leaves will yield a tisane, known in America as herbal tea, which is technically not tea at all.
    • There are espressos, cappuccinos, mochaccinos, lattés, teas, tisanes and a wide assortment of more exotically flavoured coffee-based potions that would definitely put a little motion in your ocean, if you know what I mean.
    • On crisp spring days I often make a tisane or a rose tea, take it into the garden and wrap myself in a big warm blanket.
    • Elderflowers have been made into teas or tisanes in Europe and by N. American Indians, largely for medicinal use and especially as an antidote against colds.
    • Huge international tea companies sell teas, tisanes and herbals in hip, socially conscious packages.
    • To finish up, there are lots of intriguing coffee concoctions and fresh tisanes that will make you want to linger longer.
    • Upon tasting the little cake dipped in a tisane, our hero experiences the shock of being swept back to his childhood, ‘an exquisite pleasure… filling me with a precious essence’.
    1. 1.1archaic A medicinal drink or infusion, originally one made with barley.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I more than once encountered a mildly medicinal tisane in Chinese supermarkets.
      • Our friend mint confers a great flavor to food even if you don't care to use it in tisanes for headaches, stress, or anxiety!
      • Just working in a garden can confer health benefits, and those who choose to harvest from the project will be able to enjoy a wide variety of tisanes and other herbal preparations for health.
      • Many tisanes are based on old medicinal elixirs that are so yummy, people have forgotten their original purpose.
      • She thought I had a fever beginning and forced me to drink one of her foul tasting tisanes.
      • The later medieval version in France had the name tisane, was sweetened with sugar and seasoned with licorice and sometimes also figs.
      • Although the tisane has not proven its health benefits on heart health and cancer prevention, it is still a plant-based drink and is better than soda!
      • Made from three species of rhododendron plants, this tisane boasts medicinal benefits for everything from chest congestion to skin ailments.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense ‘medicinal drink’): via Old French tisane, ptisane from Latin ptisana, from Greek ptisanē ‘peeled barley’. The word became rare until reintroduced from French in the 20th century.

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