ambrosia
/æmˈbrəʊzjə/noun
mass noun
1- Greek & Roman Mythology the food of the gods【希腊神话, 罗马神话】仙果。
1.1
- something very pleasing to taste or smell美味芳香的食品：
the tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been suffering.
在我受够了难吃的流质食物后, 这茶真是香极了。
1.2
- a fungal product used as food by pinhole borers and ambrosia beetles（木材蛀虫和菌蠹虫吃的）真菌食料。
派生词
ambrosial
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek， 'elixir of life'， from ambrotos 'immortal'.