whiskey

Compared meaning: whisky, a strong alcoholic drink (noun).

比较义项：威士忌酒（名词）。

• whisky

  The spelling used in Scotland, Canada and Japan; associated with Scotch whisky and often used generically in British English.

  这是苏格兰、加拿大和日本使用的拼法；常与苏格兰威士忌相关联，在英式英语中也常作通用拼法。

  The bartender recommended a smoky single malt whisky from the Scottish highlands.

  调酒师推荐了一款来自苏格兰高地、带有烟熏味的单一麦芽威士忌。

• whiskey 本词

  The spelling used in Ireland and the United States; associated with Irish whiskey and American bourbon or rye.

  这是爱尔兰和美国使用的拼法；常与爱尔兰威士忌以及美国的波本威士忌或黑麦威士忌相关联。

  He ordered a bourbon whiskey neat at the bar in Kentucky.

  他在肯塔基的酒吧里点了一杯纯饮波本威士忌。

Whisky and whiskey name the same drink; they differ only in spelling. Whisky is used in Scotland, Canada, and Japan, linked to Scotch whisky. Whiskey is used in Ireland and the United States, linked to Irish whiskey and American bourbon or rye.

whisky 和 whiskey 指的是同一种酒，区别只在拼写：whisky 是苏格兰、加拿大、日本等地常用的拼法，whiskey 则是爱尔兰和美国常用的拼法。两者没有其他义项需要区分。