Word · Frequency #39668
sourness
/ˈsauənis/
noun
酸味；酸性
the quality or taste of being sour; acidity
- 1.
The condition or quality of being sour.
酸的状态或特性
酸的状态或特性；酸味；性情乖僻；坏心眼
In use
The sourness of the lemon made me pucker.
Try adding a little sugar to balance the sourness.
The sourness in this soup is too strong for me.
the sourness of [noun]
The sourness of the lemon made her pucker.
柠檬的酸味让她皱起了眉头。
detect/notice/taste [adjective] sourness
sourness 通常不可数，但带形容词修饰时可用不定冠词。
He could detect a faint sourness in the wine.
他能察觉到酒中微弱的酸味。
[adjective] sourness
The wine had a pleasant sourness.
这酒有一种宜人的酸味。
Common mistakes
The sour of the lemon is too intense.The sourness of the lemon is too intense.
“sour”是形容词，不可直接用作名词；加后缀 -ness 构成名词“sourness”才表示“酸味”。
I dislike the sourness from this yogurt.I dislike the sourness of this yogurt.
表示“...的酸味”用介词 of 而非 from，此处为介词搭配错误。
Connections
Confusing words
- sour
- 酸的 · sour为形容词，表示酸的味道或脾气坏的；sourness为名词，表示酸味或乖僻的性质。
Word family
- sournesses
- plural
Learner notes
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.