Dictionary entry
savourless
/ˈseivəlis/
adjective
缺少风味的，无趣的
lacking taste, flavor, or tang
- 1.
s lacking taste or flavor or tang
无风趣的；缺少风味的
无风趣的；缺少风味的
In use
The soup was savourless, so I added salt and pepper.
After eating the savourless meal, he decided to complain to the chef.
She found the lecture savourless and struggled to stay awake.
savourless + noun
用于修饰名词，表示该物缺少风味。
The restaurant served savourless soup.
那家餐厅供应无味的汤。
be + savourless
主语常为食物或抽象事物。
This dish is completely savourless.
这道菜完全没有味道。
too + savourless
表示程度过重。
The tea was too savourless to drink.
这茶太淡而无味，没法喝。
find + something + savourless
用于表达主观感受。
I find his jokes savourless.
我觉得他的笑话索然无味。
Common mistakes
The savourless of the stew was obvious.The stew was savourless.
savourless 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应改为形容词作表语。
This dish is savourless, I love it!This dish is savory, I love it!
savourless 表示缺乏风味，与 savory（美味的）意思相反。这里用错词，应改为 savory。
Connections
Confusing words
- savory
- 美味的，可口的 · savory 意为有风味的，而 savourless 意为缺少风味的，两者意义相反，常被混淆
Word family
- savour
- 品尝；细细品味 · v.
- savoury
- 咸味的；可口的 · adj.
- savouriness
- 美味；可口 · n.
- unsavoury
- 令人厌恶的；不体面的 · adj.
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