쓴 맛이 나는 쑥속의 식물로, 압생트와 같은 술의 원료나 약재로 쓰인다.
A woody shrub with a bitter aromatic taste, used as an ingredient of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine.
예문:
"The herbalist added dried wormwood to the infusion for its medicinal properties."
"Wormwood is the primary flavoring agent in the potent spirit known as absinthe."
비통함이나 굴욕을 주는 경험 또는 그러한 감정의 근원.
A state or source of bitterness, grief, or humiliation.
예문:
"The betrayal was wormwood to her soul, leaving a lasting mark of sorrow."
"To the defeated general, the terms of the treaty were nothing but gall and wormwood."