A meatball is what it looks like: a small round ball of meat. You chop or mince the meat, mix in a little egg, breadcrumbs, salt and herbs, roll it in your hands, and cook it, often in a sauce.

A meatballmeatball是 what it looks like就像字面上的樣子: a small round ball of meat一顆小小圓圓的肉球。You你 chop or mince the meat把肉剁碎或絞碎, mix in a little egg, breadcrumbs, salt and herbs加入一點蛋、麵包屑、鹽和香草, roll it in your hands用手搓成球, and而 cook it拿去煮, often in a sauce通常是煮在醬汁裡。

Spaghetti and meatballs is the picture many English speakers have, from Italian cooking that took on its own life in American kitchens — though actually Italy has many kinds, not one official ball. In an English-speaking kitchen, meatball is the everyday word.

Spaghetti and meatballs「義大利麵配肉丸」 is是 the picture many English speakers have許多說英文的人腦中的畫面, from來自 Italian cooking that took on its own life in American kitchens義大利料理傳到美國廚房後自成一格——though actually不過其實 Italy義大利 has有 many kinds很多種做法, not不是 one official ball單一標準的肉丸。In an English-speaking kitchen在說英文的廚房裡, meatballmeatball是 is the everyday word日常用詞。

Though actually, in Taiwan 肉圓 will make people think of the wobbly street-food dumpling from Changhua, wrapped in starch, which is not this. The Western thing is 肉丸 or 肉丸子.

Though actually不過其實, in Taiwan在台灣 肉圓 will make people think of「肉圓」會讓人想到 the wobbly street-food dumpling from Changhua彰化那種QQ的街頭小吃, wrapped in starch用地瓜粉皮包起來的, which它 is not不是 this這裡講的東西。The Western thing西式的這個東西 is是 肉丸肉丸 or或 肉丸子肉丸子。

And in informal American English, calling a person a meatball can mean they are clumsy or a bit foolish — a jokey second use.

And而且 in informal American English在美式非正式英文裡, calling a person a meatball把一個人叫做meatball can mean可以指 they are clumsy or a bit foolish這個人笨手笨腳或有點傻——a jokey second use一種開玩笑的第二種用法。