Inebriated means drunk. That is the whole sense. What the word adds is tone: it is a polite, stiff, or slightly jokey way to say it.

Inebriated Inebriated 這個字 means意思是 drunk喝醉了。That這 is就是 the whole sense全部的意思。What the word adds這個字多加的東西 is是 tone語氣上的味道： it它 is是 a polite, stiff, or slightly jokey way to say it一種比較客氣、生硬、或有點開玩笑的說法。

Police reports, novels, and people who do not want the blunt word drunk will use it. You can say a person is inebriated, or that they became inebriated.

Police reports警察報告、 novels小說、 and people who do not want the blunt word drunk和不想直接說「drunk」的人 will use it會用這個字。You你 can say a person is inebriated可以說一個人 inebriated， or that they became inebriated或說他們變得 inebriated 了。

Though actually, almost nobody in ordinary conversation says “I’m inebriated” unless they are playing at being fancy. Friends say drunk, a bit drunk, or wasted. Inebriated is the dressed-up cousin.

Though actually不過其實， almost nobody in ordinary conversation says “I’m inebriated”幾乎沒有人在平常聊天時會說「我 inebriated 了」 unless they are playing at being fancy除非他們是在裝斯文。Friends朋友之間 say drunk, a bit drunk, or wasted會說 drunk、a bit drunk、或 wasted。Inebriated Inebriated 是 the dressed-up cousin那個打扮得比較體面的表親字。

There is a related verb, inebriate, “to make someone drunk,” and an old noun, an inebriate, for a person who drinks too much — you may meet those in books, not in the cafeteria.

There is有 a related verb一個相關的動詞, inebriate inebriate, “to make someone drunk,”意思是「把某人灌醉」， and和 an old noun一個較舊的名詞, an inebriate an inebriate, for a person who drinks too much指喝酒過量的人 — you你 may meet those可能會 in books在書裡遇到這些字, not in the cafeteria而不是在餐廳裡聽到。