flavour

flavour
(美 flavor)
noun
  1. the distinctive quality of a particular food or drink as perceived by the taste buds
    （食物或饮料的独特）口味，滋味
    the crisps come in pizza and barbecue flavours.
    这些油炸土豆片有比萨和烧烤两种口味。
    [mass noun]mozzarella cheese adds flavour to any salad.
    意大利白干奶酪能使任何沙拉口味更丰富。
    ■[in sing.](figurative)a distinctive quality of something, especially one reminiscent of something else
    (喻)（尤指令人联想起其他东西的某种事物的）特质，…味
    this year's seminars have a European flavour.
    今年的研讨会具有欧洲特色。
    ■[in sing.](figurative)an indication of the essential character of something
    (喻)特点；风味；韵味；风格
    the extracts give a flavour of the content and tone of the conversation.
    选段活灵活现地表现了交谈的内容和语气。
    ■(chiefly US)a substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink; a flavouring
    (主美)调味品，调料
  2. (Physicis)a quantized property of quarks which differentiates them into at least six varieties (up, down, charmed, strange, top, bottom)
    (物理)味。 比较 colour
verb
  1. [with obj.]alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient
    给（食物，饮料）调味
    they use a wide range of spices to flavour their foods.
    他们采用众多不同的香料来给食物调味。
    chunks of chicken flavoured with herbs.
    用多种芳香草本植物调味的鸡块。
    ■(figurative)give a distinctive quality to
    (喻)赋予…特殊风味，使特别
    the faint exasperation that had flavoured her tone.
    使她音调别具风味的那一丝愠怒。
常用词组
flavour of the month
  1. a person or thing that enjoys a short period of great popularity
    昙花一现的风云人物
    don't opt for a system that's flavour of the month.
    不要选择那种只能一时风光的体制。
派生
flavourful
adjective
flavourless
adjective
flavoursome
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'fragrance, aroma'): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus 'blowing' and foetor 'stench'; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with savour. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th cent
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