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pal·at·a·ble
pae l t bl
palatably (adv.), palatability (n.)
词根:palate
adv.palatably 称心愉快地;美味地
n.palate 味觉;上颚;趣味
palatability 适口性;风味
adjective
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste.The dish didn't look very appetizing but it was surprisingly palatable.
acceptable or pleasing to the mind or emotions.I didn't find either of the suggestions particularly palatable, but I couldn't think of another option that would please me any better.
1660年代,“味道好的,口感宜人的”,源于 palate 和 -able。比喻意义上的“令人愉悦的,符合心理或情感的”来自1680年代。相关词汇: Palatably; palatability。
The first known use of palatable was in 1662
palaver1 of 2noun
a long discussion usually between persons of different levels of culture
talk entry 2 sense 1especially: idle or flattering talk
palaver2 of 2verb
to talk especially at length or idly
palatialadjective
of, resembling, or fit for a palace palatial furnishings
a palatial home
palatableadjective
agreeable to the taste
agreeable sense 1, acceptable
palatableadjective
agreeable to the taste
agreeable sense 1, acceptable
1 This cake Albert baked is quite palatable.
艾伯特烤的这个蛋糕非常好吃。
2 She had been lying in the semidarkness nursing this palatable sadness for half an hour when she heard the sound of the police car parked below her window starting up.
3 If it's a bit of a tang I'm looking for, there are far more palatable ways to get it.
4 Unfortunately, a major downside of the bowl is that it gentrifies such cuisines, stripping them of their authenticity in an attempt to make them more palatable for the majority white consumers.
5 In “The Old and New Hillary,” the Congressional hopeful praises a rebrand designed to make her more palatable to voters, all while her husband hovers in the background.
6 Each of the writers Mona meets is convinced of the unique importance of his work, yet even the palatable ones seem to suffer from the same underlying corruption.
7 Kern: I want people to pay attention to difficult things, and I think the only way to do that is to make them palatable.
8 Suitable for presentation under the tree, menorah or even a candelabra, these 10 tomes present an escape up, up and away from the pall of politics and toward the more palatable allure of, say, pearls.
9 Bublé's trick is to cherry-pick material from the history of popular music and present it in a way that is palatable to all.
10 Ignore for a moment his association with the altogether less palatable pup Scrappy-Doo and Scooby is a worthy ribbon winner for the animated category.
11 “Going to see a piece of theater allows us to receive a message and feel it in a more palatable way than watching a three-hour news cycle about something.”
12 The film’s subversive brilliance is how Kubrick uses cinema to not only make Alex and his “droogs” palatable, but also uncomfortably entertaining.
13 This makes his character’s self-hating affinity for underage girls even less palatable than usual.
14 Newell: Satire is a more cathartic, palatable way of getting the news you already get — it doesn’t necessarily change any minds.
15 Something about those slender pipe-like lamp arms below makes all the preëxisting mess of pipes above seem more intentional, more interesting, more palatable.
16 I don’t like the taste of salmon myself, so the absence of fishy essence makes this perfectly palatable, and even tasty, smeared on an oatcake – but I’m perhaps not best placed to judge.
17 As anyone who has ever stepped inside a Whole Foods can attest, “sustainability” and “health” are carefully crafted to be marketable, palatable, and ultimately profitable.
18 Postponing the wedding was not a palatable option.
19 I suspect the upcoming U.S. version of the film, which is not yet cast, may soften several key scenes, making it more palatable but perhaps less haunting.
20 And new developments that might allow teams to shoot deer with contraceptive darts might eventually provide an option that is palatable to squeamish suburbanites and naturalists.
1 受欢迎的
good popular successful welcome acceptable grateful sought after would not go amiss selling merciful box-office
2 好吃的
tasty goloptious goluptious delicious yummy savory scrumptious dainty savoury appetizing moreish
4 美味
goluptious nice sweet delicious tasty luscious dainty sapid flavorous deliciously sapidity sweetness relish delicacy deliciousness daintiness bonne bouche delicate delectable scrumptious toothsome mouthwatering lush savory oyster savor zesty flavourful lip-smacking flavoursome umami
5 可接受的
possible acceptable agreeable savoury admissible on fair enough good credible tolerable presentable certifiable
6 受欢迎
welcome acceptable selling merciful box-office take rate recommend be in demand in good odor on the bandwagon
8 好吃
goloptious goluptious delicious tasty yummy savory scrumptious dainty savoury daintily down appetizing moreish melt in the mouth
9 愉快
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11 怡人
12 可口的
sweet silky savory velvety delicious fancy dainty toothsome scrummy tasty yummy good mellow yum-yum finger-licking pleasant savoury scrumptious delicate delectable luscious flavourful tastable goloptious goluptious dulcet smooth flavorful tasteable
13 美味的
goluptious nice sweet delicious tasty luscious dainty sapid flavorous delicate delectable scrumptious toothsome mouthwatering scrummy yummy delish yum-yum nummy finger-licking lush savory zesty flavourful lip-smacking flavoursome
14 可以接受的
16 愉快的
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17 合意的
pleasant desirable pleasing delectable plummy good healthy eligible decent acceptable sympathetic flattering congenial happy gorgeous connate preferred