- [uncountable, countable]
a dry red wine, especially from the Bordeaux area of France Topics Drinksc2(尤指产于法国波尔多地区的)干红葡萄酒 - [uncountable]
a dark red colour Topics Colours and Shapesc2深红色;暗红色
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French (vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) ‘clarified (wine)’, from Latin clarus ‘clear’.