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Doritos is a brand of corn chip: thin, triangles made from , usually covered in a strong flavour (cheese is the famous one). It is a trademark, so you write it with a capital D, like a name.
Doritos is多力多滋(Doritos)是 a brand of corn chip:一個玉米片品牌, thin, crunchy triangles made from maize,用玉米做成的薄脆三角形, usually covered in a strong flavour (cheese is the famous one).通常裹著濃重的調味(起司口味最有名)。 It is a trademark,這是個商標, so you write it with a capital D, like a name.所以要用大寫D開頭,像寫名字一樣。
In everyday English, though, people often say Doritos the way they say — they mean that kind of bagged chip, even when the packet is another brand. Teenagers, parties, and snack use it constantly; it is informal food talk, not a textbook word.
In everyday English, though,不過在日常英文裡, people often say Doritos the way they say Kleenex大家說Doritos的方式,就像說Kleenex(面紙品牌)一樣, — they mean that kind of bagged chip, even when the packet is another brand.——泛指那種袋裝玉米片,就算包裝其實是別的牌子也一樣。 Teenagers, parties, and snack adverts use it constantly;青少年、派對,還有零食廣告都常常這樣用; it is informal food talk, not a textbook word.這是日常口語,不是教科書上的詞。
The chips started in the United States and then travelled the world. You eat them from the bag, or with a dip.
The chips started in the United States這種玉米片起源於美國, and then travelled the world.後來傳到了全世界。 You eat them from the bag, or with a dip.可以直接從袋子裡拿來吃,或沾醬吃。
There is no polite “Dorito” in careful writing for the idea “any corn chip”; if you want the general food, say corn chips or chips. Though actually, once the brand is in the room, almost nobody bothers — they just ask for the Doritos.
There is no polite “Dorito” in careful writing for the idea “any corn chip”;在正式書寫裡,沒有用單數「Dorito」來泛指「任何玉米片」這種說法; if you want the general food, say corn chips or tortilla chips.如果要說泛稱的食物,要說corn chips或tortilla chips。 Though actually,不過其實, once the brand is in the room, almost nobody bothers一旦品牌名已經在場,幾乎沒有人會計較這麼多, — they just ask for the Doritos.——大家就直接說要Doritos。
組成A company brand name, not an old English word. It was probably built from Spanish talk about food fried until it turns gold — treat that as a likely story, not a rule you must memorise.
原始詞典資料1 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。
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。