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A libation is wine — or another drink — poured out as a gift to a god. You do not drink that pour yourself; it is the offering. Greeks and Romans did this, and many other old religions have something like it. That is the serious, original meaning. Though actually, in modern English you will meet the word with a small smile: friends call a beer or a glass of wine “a libation,” as if they were being grand. They are almost never offering it to a god. In careful writing about religion or history, keep the old meaning; in a joke at a bar, people are only saying “a drink” in a fancy way.
奠酒（把酒灑給神明的祭禮；開玩笑時才拿來稱普通的酒）
組成From Latin lībātiō, from lībāre, “to pour out as an offering,” and also “to taste a little.”
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
libationnoun/laɪˈbeɪʃən/
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The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
- While we to Jove the pure libations pay, Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay?
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The wine or liquid thus poured out.
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A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
- […] watching you, the waiters, not quite making eye-contact but scanning for any little way to be of service, plus plum-jacketed sommeliers walking around to see if you need a non-buffet libation…
- What's more, Swedish researchers found that the fat and fiber in nuts slow the absorption of alcohol into your bloodstream. This can help smooth out the effects of moderate alcohol consumption. For best results, try to eat about 15 minutes before taking your first libation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。