savory

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A savory snack. US
    — On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter.
  2. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings. US,countable,uncountable
    — There are some who advise taking the noxious herb savory; in my judgment it is poison.
  3. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring. US,countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Tasty, attractive to the palate. US
    — The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
  2. Either salty or spicy, but not sweet. US
    — The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
  3. Umami. US
    — The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.
  4. Morally or ethically acceptable. US,figuratively
    — Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.

词形变化

savorier comparative savoriest superlative savoury alternative,British,usually savories plural savoury alternative,British,usually savories plural savoury alternative,British,usually

词汇关系

衍生词
savorily savoriness unsavory blue savory summer savory winter savory
相关词
umami

词源

词源 1
From the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), from sapiō, sapere (“taste of, have a flavour of”).
词源 2
From Middle English saverey, possibly from Old English sæþerie, from Latin satureia, influenced by or via Old French savereie.
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