【同义词辨析】 美味palatable-toothsome

palatable: often applies to something that is unexpectedly found to be agreeable: surprised to find Indian food quite ~.   (agreeable符合口味让人愉悦)


appetizing: suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste: select from a cart filled with ~ desserts.  (aroma气味appearance外观taste味道)   (whet有两个意思 1、石头上磨刀,如stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower石头刀剑,困难增强意志 2、刺激引起his smile whets her curiosity他的笑容激起她的好奇心)


savory: applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness: egg rolls filled with various ~ fillings.  piquant味道浓郁, spicy味道辛辣浓烈程度更强,pungent辛辣到让人不舒服,三个词都可以翻译成辛辣) 蛋卷  夹心


tasty: implies a pronounced and appetizing taste: stale shrimp that were far from ~.   (pronounced显著的very noticeable,如he walked with a pronounced limp他走路明显有点瘸)


toothsome: stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or lusciousness: a dazzling array of ~ hor d'oeuvres.     (tender柔嫩容易嚼easy to chew, 如this meat is very tender这肉很, luscious多汁juicy, 如luscious fruit甘甜多汁的水果)   hor d'oeuvres招待会或晚餐前吃的小点心,西方国家举行正式招待会时,或者在正式晚餐前,主人往往会用一些小点心款待大家,这种小点心有一个特殊名称,就是horsd'oeuvre


palatable美味: 常表示未曾想到的美味,appetizing引人食欲: 刺激人的食欲,可以指色香味,savory辛辣: 常表示辛辣的味道气味,tasty浓郁: 形容味道浓郁,toothsome可口: 强调可口,还表示鲜嫩多汁


记忆方法: 1) 首字母PASTT想成PAST Time过去时光<==从小吃的东西最美味

        2) 美味的意思是味道可口mean agreeable or pleasant to the taste.首字母PASTT想成PAST Time过去时光<==从小吃的东西最美味