palate

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n. 腭, 味觉, 趣味, 爱好 [医] 腭

发音

US /ˈpæl.ət/
UK /ˈpæl.ət/
IN /pəˈleʈ/

词形变化

palates 复数 palates palated palates 三单 palating palating 现在分词 palated 过去式 palated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

味觉；上颚；趣味

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.

    A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.

    上颚

    口盖

    腭

    医学 生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.

    The hypopharynx of an insect.

    罕用 医学 生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.

    A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon.

    医学 生物 植物学
  4. 4.

    The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.

    The palate of an animal, as an item of food.

    历史 医学 烹饪
  5. 5.

    A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.

    比喻
  7. 7.

    Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.

  8. 8.

    A dainty article of food.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To relish; to find palatable.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

roof of the mouth

上位词 1

surface

部分词 4

taste bud hard palate soft palate velum

整体词 2

mouth oral cavity

相关短语

palate expander palate expanders palate cleanser palate cleansers cleft palate [医] 腭裂 hard palate [医] 硬腭 soft palate 软腭 [医] 软腭 muscular palate

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

来源：wiktionary