喜樂美語

核心畫面

One way to hold this word: a run of tiny sharp snaps, close together. Not one big break, but many small ones - wood in a fire, dry leaves under a shoe, a signal breaking up. Every other use points back to that sound, including the food ones, which are named for the noise the skin makes.

這個字可以想成「一串細小又清脆的爆裂聲」。不是一聲巨響，而是很多小聲音接連著來：柴火在燒、乾葉子被踩、訊號斷斷續續。…更多收起這個字可以想成「一串細小又清脆的爆裂聲」。不是一聲巨響，而是很多小聲音接連著來：柴火在燒、乾葉子被踩、訊號斷斷續續。其他用法都繞回這個聲音，連食物那一支也是——那層皮之所以叫這個名字，就是因為咬下去、烤起來都會響。

From the word’s history

By surface analysis, crackle plus -ing: the verb for making those small sharp sounds, turned into a name for the sound itself.

字面拆開就是 crackle 加 -ing：本來是「發出細碎爆裂聲」這個動作，加上 -ing 之後變成那個聲音本身的名字。

Wiktionary etymology note in the supplied packet (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:785624486): by surface analysis, crackle + -ing

Two branches

聲音本身

核心畫面原封不動的一支：一個講聲音，一個拿來形容正在發出那個聲音的東西。

noun · B2

The sound of many small, sharp, snapping noises coming one after another, like a wood fire burning or dry leaves being stepped on. You also use it for the rough broken noise that comes from a radio or a phone line with a bad signal.

劈啪聲

烤到會響的皮

食物這一支是拿聲音來當名字：皮在爐子裡會響，咬下去也會響，於是那個聲音的名字就成了那樣東西的名字。英式和美式分成兩個形狀。

noun · B2

The hard crisp skin on a piece of roast pork, left on the meat and cooked for a long time until it turns brown and breaks with a snap when you bite it. This is the British use, and the word is uncountable here.

烤豬皮脆皮

原始詞典資料8 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cracklingnoun/ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/

  • 1

    cookingfoodlifestyleFat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens

    • For the first time in his life […]he tasted crackling.
  • 2

    cookingfoodlifestyleThe crispy rind of roast pork.

    • To make chicken crackling, use 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash and remove excess fats.
  • 3

    cookingfoodlifestyleA crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.

    • ... but often forgotten are the equally delicious chicken cracklings. In this recipe, baguette slices spread with a delicious maple and sea salt butter are baked, then topped with crispy pan-fried chicken skin, sweet soft dates,[…]
  • 4

    The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

    • the bangs and cracklings of fireworks
  • 5

    obsoleteFood for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.

  • 6

    Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.

cracklingadj/ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/

  • 1

    Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

    • —With wreathing spire Up went the crackling flame,—and that old man Forgetful of his anguish, boldly cried —"Courage, my brother!—we this day will light Such fire in christendom, as ne'er shall die."

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。