| 释义 |
spice /spīs/ noun- Any aromatic and pungent vegetable substance used as a condiment and for seasoning food, eg pepper, cayenne pepper, pimento, nutmeg, mace, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, cassia, etc
- Such substances collectively or generally
- A characteristic smack, flavour
- Anything that adds piquancy or interest
- An aromatic odour
- Sweetmeats (dialect)
- A touch, tincture (figurative)
transitive verb- To season with spice
- To tincture, vary, or diversify
- (with up) to add an interesting quality to
ORIGIN: OFr espice (Fr épice), from LL speciēs kinds of goods, spices, from L speciēs a kind spiced adjective - Impregnated with a spicy odour
- Seasoned with spice
- Over-scrupulous (obsolete)
spīcˈer noun (obsolete) A dealer in spices or drugs spīcˈery noun - Spices in general
- A repository of spices
- Spiciness
spīcˈily adverb spīcˈiness noun spīcˈy adjective - Producing or abounding with spices
- Fragrant
- Pungent
- Piquant, pointed
- Racy
- Risqué
- Showy
spiceˈberry noun - Any of several plants having spicy edible berries, eg a small American tree, Eugenia rhombea, with black or orange fruits
- The fruit of this tree
spice box noun A box, often ornamental, for keeping spices spiceˈbush noun An aromatic American shrub (Lindera benzoin) of the laurel family spice cake noun Any spiced cake |