A capsicum is a pepper you eat as a vegetable — the hollow green, red, or yellow kind, often sweet rather than hot. Speakers in Britain, Australia, and science class are the ones who say capsicum; in American shops the same vegetable is usually called a bell pepper.

A capsicum is a pepper you eat as a vegetablecapsicum 是一種當蔬菜吃的辣椒 — the hollow green, red, or yellow kind那種中空的綠色、紅色或黃色品種, often sweet rather than hot通常是甜的，不是辣的。Speakers in Britain, Australia, and science class are the ones who say capsicum會說 capsicum 的是英國人、澳洲人，還有上科學課的時候; in American shops在美國的商店裡 the same vegetable is usually called a bell pepper同樣的蔬菜通常叫做 bell pepper。

Though actually, the plant group called Capsicum also includes hot chillies, so a scientist may use the word more widely than a cook. The name comes from a Latin word for a box, because the fruit is like a little empty box with seeds inside.

Though actually不過, the plant group called Capsicum also includes hot chillies叫做 Capsicum 的這個植物屬其實也包含辣的辣椒, so a scientist may use the word more widely than a cook所以科學家用這個字的範圍可能比廚師用的還要廣。The name comes from a Latin word for a box這個名字來自拉丁文裡「箱子」的意思, because the fruit is like a little empty box with seeds inside因為這種果實就像一個裡面裝著種子的小空箱子。

In a recipe, if you see capsicum, think of the sweet pepper you slice into a stir-fry, not black pepper from a mill.

In a recipe在食譜裡, if you see capsicum如果看到 capsicum, think of the sweet pepper you slice into a stir-fry要想到的是切進快炒裡的甜椒, not black pepper from a mill不是磨胡椒罐裡的黑胡椒。