Word
miso
味噌；日本豆面酱
a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and malted rice or barley, used in Japanese cooking, especially to make soups and sauces
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A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
用大豆经米曲霉发酵制成的浓稠酱,用于做汤和酱料。
用大豆经米曲霉发酵制成的浓稠酱,用于做汤和酱料。；味噌；日本豆面酱
In use
I added a spoonful of miso to the soup to give it a savory flavor.
This restaurant makes its own miso from fermented soybeans and rice.
She bought a small jar of miso at the Japanese grocery store.
miso [noun]
miso 作定语直接修饰名词，常与 soup、ramen 等搭配。
Miso soup is a classic Japanese dish.
味噌汤是一道经典的日本菜。
a [measure] of miso
用一汤匙、一勺等量词表示味噌的用量，突出其不可数名词性质。
Add a tablespoon of miso to the broth.
在汤里加一汤匙味噌。
add miso to [sth]
烹饪说明中常用 add...to... 结构，表示将味噌放入液体中。
Add miso to the stock and stir well.
把味噌加入高汤中，搅拌均匀。
Common mistakes
Miso are a common ingredient in Japanese cooking.Miso is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking.
miso 在表示味噌这种调味酱时是不可数名词，因此谓语动词应用单数 is，而不是 are。
I had a miso for breakfast.I had a bowl of miso soup for breakfast.
miso 指味噌酱本身，不是汤品；表示“一碗味噌汤”时要说 miso soup 或 a bowl of miso soup，不能直接用 a miso 把它当作可数的一碗汤。
Connections
Collocations
- miso soup
- 味噌汤
- I ordered a bowl of miso soup with tofu.我点了一碗加了豆腐的味噌汤。
- miso paste
- 味噌酱
- Stir a spoonful of miso paste into the hot broth.把一勺味噌酱搅入热汤中。
- white miso
- 白味噌
- White miso has a milder, sweeter flavor than red miso.白味噌比红味噌味道更清淡、更甜。
- red miso
- 红味噌
- This recipe calls for red miso to give the dish a stronger taste.这个食谱需要用红味噌来让菜肴味道更浓郁。
- miso ramen
- 味噌拉面
- We went to a small shop that serves piping-hot miso ramen.我们去了一家供应热腾腾的味噌拉面的小店。
- miso glaze
Learner notes
Memory Tip
miso 听起来像“米搜”——在米汤里搜出发酵的黄豆粒，就是日本味噌。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪食谱、餐厅菜单、超市购物 miso 是日常烹饪和餐饮中常用的中性词，通常在食谱、餐厅菜单或超市购物时使用；口语和书面语中都比较常见，不限于特定正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
miso is pronounced /ˈmiːsəu/ with the stress on the first syllable. The words above share the -so spelling and final /səu/ sound, but none is a true rhyme because the stressed vowel before that ending differs (e.g., /ɔː/ in torso, /eɪ/ in peso). Don't pronounce the final -so as /suː/.
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.