Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14840
palates
腭；上腭
palates is the plural of palate.
The roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities.
- 1.
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
上颚；腭
- 2.
the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
口腔顶部,分隔口腔和鼻腔的上表面
- 3.
A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
味觉；品味能力
- 4.
Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
爱好；喜好
- 5.
Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
口感；风味(尤指酒类)
味觉；品味；鉴赏力；口味；风味；上颚；腭；口腔顶部,分隔口腔和鼻腔的上表面；味觉；品味能力
In use
The hot soup burned the roof of my mouth, specifically my palate.
A cleft palate can cause difficulties with speech and eating.
The dentist asked me to open wide so she could examine my palate.
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。
suit/please sb's palate
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。
a cleft palate
cleft palate 是固定医学术语，指上腭先天性裂开。
Connections
Collocations
- cleft palate
- 腭裂
- The baby was born with a cleft palate.这个婴儿天生腭裂。
- a refined palate
- 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。
- a discerning palate
- 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。
- please the palate
- 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。
- suit one's palate
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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