Inedible
“Inedible” 是形容词,指:
- 本质上不可食用: 物体本身不是食物(如石头、塑料)。
- 状态上不可食用: 烹饪失败(如烧焦)、变质(如发霉)或有毒。
- “The steak was so overcooked that it was practically inedible.” (牛排煮得太老了,几乎没法吃。)
- “Certain types of wild mushrooms are inedible and can be extremely poisonous.” (某些种类的野生蘑菇是不可食用的,而且可能有剧毒。)
- “The food at the cafeteria was so greasy and salty that I found it inedible.” (食堂的饭菜又油又咸,我觉得简直难以下咽。)
- 前缀: “in-” (不)。
- 词根: “edible” (可以吃的),源自拉丁语 “edere” (吃)。
- 含义: 字面意思为“不能吃的”。
- 前缀: “in-” (否定)。
- 核心: “ed” (吃)。
- 后缀: “-ible” (能…的)。
在烹饪比赛(如《地狱厨房》)中,主厨经常用 “inedible” 来批评选手的菜品,这是对厨师极大的侮辱,意味着这道菜连最基本的“安全食用”标准都没达到。
- 反义词: “edible” (可以食用的)。
- 名词: “inedibility” (不可食用性)。
将单词拆分为 in- (不) + ed (eat,吃) + ible (可以)。既然“不可以吃”,它就是“不可食用的”。
“Little Tommy tried to make cookies for the first time. He forgot the sugar and used salt instead. He also left them in the oven for an hour. When his mom tried one, she had to spit it out immediately. ‘I’m sorry, Tommy,’ she laughed, ‘but these cookies are completely inedible!’” (小提米第一次试着做饼干。他忘了放糖,却放了盐。他还在烤箱里烤了一个小时。当他妈妈尝了一块时,她不得不立刻吐出来。“对不起,提米,”她笑着说,“但这些饼干完全没法吃!”)