a comestible
作可数名词时多见于正式或书面语;日常口语通常说 food。
The child refused a comestible offered by the host.
那个孩子拒绝了主人递来的一种食物。
任何可吃的东西;食物。
A thing that can be eaten; food.
任何可吃的东西;食物。
Anything that can be eaten; food.
The market offered a variety of fresh comestibles, from fruits to cheeses.
市场提供了各种新鲜的食物,从水果到奶酪。
用法提示:comestibles 作为可数名词复数,指各种食物。
During the hike, we packed only non-perishable comestibles like nuts and dried meat.
徒步旅行时,我们只打包了坚果和干肉等不易腐烂的食物。
用法提示:comestibles 作为名词,指可以食用的物品。
The pantry was stocked with enough comestibles to last through the winter.
食品储藏室里储存了足够过冬的食物。
用法提示:comestibles 作为名词复数,表示可食用的储备品。
作可数名词时多见于正式或书面语;日常口语通常说 food。
The child refused a comestible offered by the host.
那个孩子拒绝了主人递来的一种食物。
复数形式常与 enough 连用,后接 for 引出时间或用途。
The expedition packed enough comestibles for two weeks.
探险队打包了足够两周食用的食品。
可用 of 短语后置说明食品的种类或品质。
The market displayed comestibles of every kind.
市场上陈列着各种各样的食品。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lecture gave me a lot of comestible for thought.
正确表达The lecture gave me a lot of food for thought.
“food for thought”是固定习语,意思是“值得思考的东西”;comestible 指具体的食物,不能替换该习语中的 food。
grammar · medium
易错句子She packed some comestible for the journey.
正确表达She packed some comestibles for the journey.
comestible 是可数名词,表示多件食物时要用复数 comestibles;some 后接可数名词时须用复数形式,不能直接用单数。
comestible 是正式或书面语中泛指“食物”的名词;edible 通常作形容词,表示“可食用的”,作名词时多用复数 edibles,常指零食或大麻食品。
comestible 与 combustible 拼写、读音相近,但意思无关:前者指“食物”,后者指“易燃的”或“可燃物”。
comestible 指“食物”,digestible 指食物“容易消化”;两者都常出现在饮食语境,但词义重点不同。
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