1、Cuisine 菜系,烹调方法
在口语中,相较food和dish,cuisine的使用频率低一些。
A style/method of cooking. Food from a particular culture or region. More formal.
指某种烹调方式;某个文化或地区的食物。比较正式。
The best French cuisine I've ever had was actually in Italy.
我吃过最好的法国菜竟然是在意大利。
例句二:
Their cuisine has a lot of seafood.
他们的菜系里有很多海鲜。
2、Food 食物,某种食物
在口语中,food使用频率很高。
Anything that can be eaten. Also used to refer to a specific type of food.
食物,也可以指某种类型的食物。
当Food指“食物”:
· What do you want to do for food?
你想吃什么?
· There's no food in the fridge.
冰箱里没有吃的了。
当Food指“某种食物”:
· The Italian food's pretty good here.
这的意大利菜不错。
如何区分Food和Cuisine:
A. 指”一种菜“两个词都可以用:
很多时候cuisine都可以被替换为food.
例一:“川菜里有很多辣椒。”
可以说:Sichuan food uses a lot of chilli peppers.
也可以:Sichuan cusine ueses a lot of chilli peppers.
例二:“你今晚想试试本地菜吗?”
可以说:Do you wanna try the local cuisine tonight?
也可以:Do you wanna try the local food tonight?
B. 只能用food不能用cuisine的情况:
① Food单纯指食物。
· I'm hungry. Let's get some food.
我饿了,我们弄点东西吃吧。
· Are we getting food before the movie?
看电影前我们去吃东西吗?
② 因为口语化,用food更好。
· I'm in the mood for some Dongbei food tonight.
我今晚想吃点东北菜。
C. 只能用cuisine不能用food:
① Cuisine指一类菜,无法替换。
· This cuisine is known for its sweet and spicy balance.
这个菜系以甜辣平衡知名。
② 正式语境,用cuisine更符合。
· This award-winning restaurant features seasonal cuisine made with the finest ingredients.
这个获奖餐厅的特色是以最优质原材料烹饪的季节性菜式。
3、Dish 一道菜
· How many dishes did we order?
我们点了几道菜?
· What's in this dish? It's delicious.
这道菜里有什么?好好吃。
不要搞混dish和cuisine:
比如我们曾经出过这么一道题:
“我家乡最出名的菜是烤鸭。”
有同学写成:
The most famous cuisine in my hometown is roast duck.
正确答案应该是:
The most famous dish/food in my hometown is roast duck.