caramelize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To convert (sugar) into caramel. transitive
  2. To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat. transitive
    — Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.
  3. To undergo this kind of conversion or browning. intransitive

词形变化

caramelizes present,singular,third-person caramelizing participle,present caramelized participle,past caramelized past caramelise alternative carmelize alternative,US,nonstandard

词汇关系

衍生词
caramelization caramelizer uncaramelized

词源

Etymology tree
English caramel
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English caramelize
From caramel + -ize.
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