Larder
“Larder” 是一个名词,传统上指家里存放食物(尤其是肉类和冷藏食品)的清凉房间或大橱柜。它比普通的 “pantry”(茶点室/储藏柜)规模更大一些,通常用于存放需要长期保存的食材。
- “The squirrel had a secret larder full of nuts for the winter.” (松鼠有一个秘密的储藏室,里面装满了过冬用的坚果。)
- “After the harvest, the farmhouse larder was overflowing with vegetables and cured meats.” (收获季节后,农舍的储藏室里堆满了蔬菜和腌肉。)
- “With so many guests coming, we need to restock our larder.” (有这么多客人要来,我们需要重新充实我们的食品库。)
源自古法语 “lardier”,最终源于拉丁语 “lardum”,意为“猪油、肥肉”。最初是指存放腌肉和猪油的地方。
- 词根: lard (猪油)
- 后缀: -er (表示地点的后缀,现已少见此用法,多见于 cupboard 等)
在没有电冰箱的时代,“larder” 通常建在房子的阴凉处(通常是北侧),并设有良好的通风设施,以保持食物新鲜。在现代英语中,它也常比喻一个国家的资源储备或丰富的供应。
- 相关词: lard (猪油)
Lard (猪油) + er。想象一个专门放猪油(以及其他肉类)的地方,就是食品储藏室。
“In the old castle, the larder was a vast, cold stone room. The cook would spend hours there, counting the rows of hanging hams and jars of honey, making sure there was enough to last through the long, snowy winter.” (在古老的城堡里,食品储藏室是一个巨大而寒冷的石屋。厨师会在那里待上几个小时,数着一排排悬挂的火腿和一罐罐蜂蜜,确保有足够的食物度过漫长多雪的冬天。)