Food that is appetizing looks or smells so good that you want to eat it. Golden bread in a shop window can be appetizing; a grey, cold stew may still be healthy and not appetizing at all.

Food that is appetizing looks or smells so good that you want to eat it食物appetizing的意思是看起來或聞起來好到讓你想吃。Golden bread in a shop window can be appetizing櫥窗裡金黃色的麵包可以是appetizing的; a grey, cold stew may still be healthy and not appetizing at all但一鍋灰灰冷冷的燉菜可能還是很健康,卻一點也不appetizing。

The word is about the invitation — look, smell, the idea of the meal — not about whether the food is good for you. People do stretch it a little (“an appetizing offer”), but that sounds playful or like an advertisement; the home meaning is still food.

The word is about the invitation這個字講的是那種吸引力 —— look, smell, the idea of the meal就是外觀、香味,還有這頓飯給人的感覺 —— not about whether the food is good for you而不是這食物對你的身體好不好。People do stretch it a little大家偶爾也會把這個字用得寬鬆一點 ("an appetizing offer"像"an appetizing offer"這樣), but that sounds playful or like an advertisement但這樣聽起來比較俏皮,或像廣告用語; the home meaning is still food而它本來的意思還是指食物。

The opposite, unappetizing, is common and honest. American spelling is appetizing; British spelling is often appetising, with an s. The meaning is the same.

The opposite, unappetizing, is common and honest反義詞unappetizing很常見,而且說得很直接。American spelling is appetizing美式拼法是appetizing; British spelling is often appetising, with an s英式拼法常常是appetising,用s。The meaning is the same意思是一樣的。

Calling a person appetizing is risky: it can sound as if you want to eat them, which may be a joke between friends and a bit strange anywhere else. For people, appealing or attractive is the usual choice.

Calling a person appetizing is risky把appetizing用在一個人身上是有風險的: it can sound as if you want to eat them聽起來可能像你想把對方吃掉, which may be a joke between friends and a bit strange anywhere else這在朋友之間可能是個玩笑,但在其他場合就有點奇怪。For people, appealing or attractive is the usual choice用在人身上的話,appealing或attractive才是常見的選擇。