| 释义 |
spice/spais/ n. & v.●n. 1 an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper, or mace 香料，调味品(如丁香、胡椒或肉豆蔻) 2 spices collectively (总称)香料 a dealer in spice 香料商人 3a an interesting or piquant quality 趣味，情趣 b (foll. by 后跟 of) a slight flavour or suggestion 少许，一点 a spice of malice 一点恶意 ●v. tr. 1 flavour with spice 加香料于，用香料调味 2 add an interesting or piquant quality to 使增添趣味 a book spiced with humour 一本有幽默感的书[Middle English via Old French espice(r) from Latin species ‘specific kind’: in Late Latin pl. = merchandise] |