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be a gourmet
be a gourmet 前可用 real、true 等形容词，强调‘名副其实的美食家’。
He is a real gourmet.
他是个真正的美食家。
美食家；美食鉴赏家
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
美食家；美食鉴赏家
a person who loves and has a refined appreciation of good food and drink
He is a real gourmet.
他是个真正的美食家。
饮食方面的行家；认真对待食物的人。
A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.
热衷于精致感官享受(尤其是美食和饮品)的人
a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
My aunt is a true gourmet, so she always knows the best local dishes to order.
我姑姑是个真正的美食家，所以总是知道该点哪些最好的当地菜。
The cookbook was written for gourmets who enjoy experimenting with rare ingredients.
这本食谱是为喜欢用稀有食材做实验的美食家写的。
Even though he eats simply at home, he is a gourmet when he dines out.
虽然他在家吃得简单，但外出就餐时他就是个美食家。
be a gourmet 前可用 real、true 等形容词，强调‘名副其实的美食家’。
He is a real gourmet.
他是个真正的美食家。
become 强调从普通食客转变为精于品鉴的美食家。
After years in Lyon, she became a gourmet.
在里昂生活多年后，她成了一名美食家。
for a gourmet 常用于表达‘对美食家而言’，后接能吸引或满足美食家的事物。
This cheese shop is a paradise for a gourmet.
这家奶酪店对美食家来说是个天堂。
Not this
He is gourmet.
Use this
He is a gourmet.
gourmet 是可数名词，表示“美食家”时前面需要加冠词 a；汉语“他是美食家”没有冠词，直译容易漏掉。
Not this
He is a gourmand who loves fine dining.
Use this
He is a gourmet who loves fine dining.
gourmand 侧重贪吃、食量大，gourmet 才表示精于品鉴美食的人；想表达“喜爱精致美食的人”应用 gourmet。
Not this
Many gourmet visited the food festival.
Use this
Many gourmets visited the food festival.
gourmet 的复数是 gourmets；汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易忘记加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
真正的美食家
Only a true gourmet would notice the subtle difference between these two olive oils.
只有真正的美食家才能注意到这两种橄榄油之间的细微差别。
品味独到的美食家
As a discerning gourmet, she avoids chain restaurants and seeks out small family-run eateries.
作为一名品味独到的美食家，她避开连锁餐厅，专门寻找家庭经营的小餐馆。
自称的美食家
He is a self-proclaimed gourmet, but he actually eats instant noodles most nights.
他自称美食家，但实际上大多数晚上都吃方便面。
世界各地的美食家
Gourmets from around the world gather in Lyon for the annual food festival.
世界各地的美食家聚集在里昂参加一年一度的美食节。
Use gourmet naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：gourmet 里藏着 gour（近似 go）和 met，想到“一闻到美食就走不动（met 如停下）”，专指品味讲究的美食家。
语域：neutral 常见场景：food and wine discussions、restaurant reviews、culinary articles gourmet 作为名词表示“美食家”，通常用于谈论高端餐饮、美食评论或对饮食有讲究的人。它不算特别正式，但在日常口语中也不算随意，多出现在与食品、餐厅、烹饪相关的场景中。
These words all contain the same final /eɪ/ sound as the end of gourmet (/ˈɡʊrˌmeɪ/), and most end in a silent -t spelling. They are not perfect rhymes with gourmet as shown here because its main stress falls on the first syllable. Beware lookalikes such as met /mɛt/ and gourmand /ˈɡʊrmɑːnd/, whose spellings are similar but whose vowels differ.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.