One picture holds this word together: the only light in the yard is the moon. It is bright enough to work by, so things can be done at night with no lamp and no witness. And it is light you cannot hold — it falls on everything and leaves nothing in your hand.
這個字可以想成一幅畫面：院子裡沒有點燈，只有月亮照著。那個亮度剛好夠做事，所以晚上動手不必點燈，也不會被人看見。同時月光又是抓不住的東西——它照得到處都是，手裡卻什麼也留不下。這兩面——夜裡的遮掩，和看得見卻抓不住——就是 moonshine 各種用法共同的底。
From the word’s history
Middle English mone schyne, that is moon + shine. The drink is said to be named this way because it could be made at night without artificial light.
來自中古英文 mone schyne，等於 moon（月亮）加 shine（光）。詞源資料說，這種私酒之所以叫這個名字，是因為做酒可以在夜裡進行，不必點燈。
Wiktionary, "moonshine"
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