toothsome
英 ['tuːθs(ə)m]
美['tuθsəm]
- adj. 美味的；漂亮的；令人愉快的
中文词源
toothsome 可口的
tooth,牙齿，-some,形容词后缀。
英英释意
- 1. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
英文词源
- toothsome (adj.)
- "pleasant to the taste," 1560s, from -some (1) + tooth in a figurative sense of "appetite, taste, liking" attested from late 14c. (compare sweet tooth, also figurative use of palate). The extended sense of "attractive" (1550s) is attested earlier. Related: Toothsomely; toothsomeness.
实用场景例句
- ...the toothsome honey-sweetened gingerbread.
- 加有蜂蜜的美味姜饼
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Yes, they are toothsome.
- 喜欢, 挺可口的.
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- Then he put a forkful into his mouth, chewing with discernment the toothsome pliant meat.
- 然后往嘴里塞了一叉子, 边咀嚼边细细品尝着那美味可口的嫩腰子.
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- The novel's heroine, a toothsome superwoman who runs a railroad.
- 那小说中之女主角, 一位极为美丽而非凡的女性,经营着一条铁路.
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