我最喜歡把上課提到的問題搬到社群上,往往會打破既有思想。今天這篇文來討論一下「原味」這個意思到底是什麼。要注意的是,品牌或餐廳對產品取的名字我們就不用特地研究了,尊重品牌自己的叫法就可以囉!
平淡無奇沒味道的:plain
常見範例:plain croissant、plain bagel、plain 蛋餅(你說這是不是該學!)
plain (adj) 用在味道、外表、設計、個性等多方面,泛指平淡、樸素平凡或沒有味道的。
The veggie soup is very plain. I think it needs more spices1. 味道很一般
-I’ll take the onion bagel with cream cheese. -[Which cream cheese?] —The plain one with nothing in it. 什麼都沒有的原味
🔥到地用法:She is a plain Jane2. I hardly remember her face. 平凡的
When it comes to makeup, I like it plain and simple3. 慣用字
The interior design of the room is very plain. You can add colors to it to spice it up4. 樸素
She only wears plain t-shirts and jeans. 素的
Even though the dress is plain, it looks stunning on my mother. 簡單(卻好看)
經典招牌菜:classic
常見範例:a classic dish、signature dish
經典招牌不一定形容味道吧!只要是店家認同是他們的經典,不想被改變、經歷時間考驗的都可以用 classic 形容。
原始原創的:original
概念類似經典的,常見範例有:original 可樂、品客、Oreo、skittles、洋芋片、棒棒糖等等
I can’t stand the taste of diet coke. I’m an original coke kind of person.
Nothing beats8 original Pringles. I don’t need flavor overload.
一般的、不特別的:regular
常見範例:regular milk 一般全脂牛奶,尤其在點咖啡或飲料的時候常見。有時候可以跟 plain 一起用。
-I’ll take a large latte. -[Oat milk, almond milk?] -Regular milk is ok.
What kind of bread do you want? -[Just regular and plain white bread for a sandwich.]
Would you like to try our special soup of the day? -[It’s ok. I’ll take the regular tomato soup. Thanks.]
spices (n) 香料。注意不是 spicy (adj) 辛辣!
plain Jane 固定用法,指很樸素不特別的人
plain and simple 慣用詞,簡單樸素的
spice it up (slang) 加料、加點個性
crepe (n) 可麗餅
savory (adj) 鹹味的(不是salty喔,這指太鹹、太多鹽巴的)
alfredo (n) 義大利白醬
nothing beats … 句型,無人能敵