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have a [adjective] palate
这里的 palate 指味觉或鉴赏力，而非口腔部位。
She has a highly refined palate and can taste even the subtlest herbs in a dish.
她有着高度敏锐的味觉，能尝出菜肴中哪怕是最细微的香草味道。
腭；上腭
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腭；上腭
The roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities.
She has a highly refined palate and can taste even the subtlest herbs in a dish.
她有着高度敏锐的味觉，能尝出菜肴中哪怕是最细微的香草味道。
上颚；腭
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
口腔顶部,分隔口腔和鼻腔的上表面
the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
味觉；品味能力
A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
爱好；喜好
Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
The hot soup burned the roof of my mouth, specifically my palate.
热汤烫伤了我的上颚，特别是我的腭部。
A cleft palate can cause difficulties with speech and eating.
腭裂会导致说话和进食困难。
The dentist asked me to open wide so she could examine my palate.
牙医让我张大嘴，以便检查我的腭部。
这里的 palate 指味觉或鉴赏力，而非口腔部位。
She has a highly refined palate and can taste even the subtlest herbs in a dish.
她有着高度敏锐的味觉，能尝出菜肴中哪怕是最细微的香草味道。
该结构表示“合某人的口味/喜好”，palate 在此比喻个人偏好。
The restaurant adjusts its recipes to suit local palates.
这家餐厅调整食谱以迎合当地人的口味。
cleft palate 是固定医学术语，指上腭先天性裂开。
The child was born with a cleft palate and needed surgery.
这个孩子天生腭裂，需要动手术。
Not this
The artist mixed colors on her palate.
Use this
The artist mixed colors on her palette.
palate 意为‘上腭’或‘味觉’，而调色板是 palette。二者同音易混，需根据语义区分。
Not this
The warehouse uses wooden palates to stack goods.
Use this
The warehouse uses wooden pallets to stack goods.
pallet 指‘托盘、货板’，palate 指‘口腔顶部/味觉’。不能混淆。
Not this
This dish has a very delicate palate.
Use this
This dish has a very delicate flavor.
palate 指人的味觉或鉴赏力，不指食物本身的味道；说食物味道应用 flavor/taste。
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腭裂
The baby was born with a cleft palate.
这个婴儿天生腭裂。
品酒品菜的敏锐味觉
He has a refined palate for French cuisine.
他对法国菜有敏锐的味觉。
敏锐的味觉
Only a discerning palate can taste the difference.
只有敏锐的味觉才能尝出差别。
迎合味觉
This dish will please even the most demanding palate.
这道菜连最挑剔的味觉也能满足。
合某人的口味
The spicy soup may not suit everyone's palate.
这道辣汤可能不合每个人的口味。
清洁味蕾（指用清淡食物或饮品清除口中余味）
The sorbet is served to cleanse the palate between courses.
在两道菜之间上冰沙是为了清洁味蕾。
挑动味蕾，使感到愉悦
The chef's new menu really tickles the palate.
这位厨师的新菜单确实很挑动味蕾。
合某人的口味
The mild sauce suits my palate better than the spicy one.
这种温和的酱比辣的更合我的口味。
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联想：palate 与 plate（盘子）只差一个字母，上颚像口腔里的“盘子”；品菜靠上颚感触，所以 palate 也指味觉、品味。
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学或解剖学语境、正式书面或美食/品鉴评论 palate 有‘上腭’和‘味觉/品味’两个常用义。作‘上腭’时在医学、解剖学等较正式或专业场合比较常见；日常口语中多说 the roof of the mouth。作‘味觉/品鉴力’讲时多用于书面语、正式演讲或美食评论等。总体而言，该词偏正式，口语中要根据语境改用更常见的说法。
与 palate /ˈpælət/ 同音的词：palette（调色板）、pallet（托盘）；押韵词：ballot（选票）。注意：以 -ate 结尾的单词读音不一：late /leɪt/ 的 -ate 发 /eɪt/；climate /ˈklaɪmət/ 和 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ 虽也以 -ate 结尾，但发音不同，拼写相似易混淆。
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