Concocting
“Concocting” 表示“正在调制或编造”,可用于厨房语境,如 concocting a sauce(调配酱汁);也可指编造故事、借口或计划,如 concocting an alibi(编造不在场证明)。
- “She was concocting a soup from whatever was in the fridge.” (她正用冰箱里现有的东西凑一锅汤。)
- “He spent the night concocting an excuse for missing the deadline.” (他整晚都在编错过截止日的借口。)
- “They were concocting a plan to launch the product early.” (他们正在策划提前发布产品。)
“Concocting” 来自拉丁语 “concocere”(一起煮),由 con-(一起)+ coquere(煮)构成,与 cook 同源,后引申为“把各种成分凑在一起”。
“con-” 表示“共同、一起”;“-coct-” 与 cook、decoction 同源;“-ing” 为现在分词后缀。
在烹饪写作中,“concocting” 带有一点创意、即兴调配的色彩;在新闻或侦探语境中则常含负面意味,指编造说法或阴谋。
- 固定搭配: “concocting a story” (编造故事), “concocting a plan” (策划计划)
- 原形: concoct
- 名词: concoction
“concoct + ing”:像 cook 一样把东西“煮到一起”正在做——调制或编造,就是 concocting。
“While concocting a new sauce in the kitchen, she realized someone was concocting rumors about the team online.” (她在厨房调配新酱汁时,发现有人在网上编造关于团队的谣言。)