Word
aliments
/ˈælimənt/
noun
食物；营养；滋养品
aliments is the plural of aliment.
Nourishment; sustenance.
- 1.
Nourishment, sustenance.
营养,食物
营养,食物；食物；营养物；[医] 养料；营养品
In use
A balanced diet provides all the necessary aliment for good health.
The hospital ensures patients receive proper aliment during their recovery.
Farmers work hard to produce aliment for the growing population.
~ is essential for ...
通常作不可数名词。
Proper aliment is essential for good health.
适当的营养对健康至关重要。
the ~ of ...
多用于正式或医学语境。
The aliment of the growing child must be carefully monitored.
正在成长的孩子的营养必须仔细监控。
provide ~
可作'食物'的同义词。
The diet provides all necessary aliment.
这种饮食提供所有必要的营养。
Common mistakes
The court ordered him to pay aliment to his ex-wife.The court ordered him to pay alimony to his ex-wife.
混淆了'aliment'（食物、营养品）与'alimony'（赡养费）的用法；'aliment'不用于指法律上的经济支持。
She alimented her baby with milk.She fed her baby with milk.
虽然'aliment'可作及物动词，但非常罕见且正式；表示'喂养'时常用'feed'。
Connections
Confusing words
- alimony
- 赡养费 · aliment 指食物或营养物；alimony 指离婚后一方给另一方的经济赡养费。
- alimentation
- 营养供给；营养学 · aliment 是具体的食物或营养物；alimentation 指营养供给的过程或系统。
- alimentary
- 营养的；食物的 · aliment 是名词，指食物；alimentary 是形容词，意为与食物或营养相关的。
Word family
- aliments
- plural, third person singular
- alimented
- past, past participle
- alimenting
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.