這個拼法是2個不同的字,唸法也不同· 2 words spelled “pasty”

  1. 1
    pasty · thick and gluey糊糊的、黏稠的/ˈpeɪsti/Hold a bowl of paste in mind: thick, soft, sticky, and a flat dull white with no shine in it.同樣的拼法,這個字的唸法跟另一個不一樣。
  2. 2
    pasty · folded meat pie餡餅(手拿的烤派)/ˈpæsti/A different picture altogether: a round of pastry with dinner laid on one half, folded over, pressed shut…同樣的拼法,這個字的唸法跟另一個不一樣。
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pasty · thick and gluey

adjective/ˈpeɪsti/

Hold a bowl of paste in mind: thick, soft, sticky, and a flat dull white with no shine in it. Both uses of the adjective point back to that bowl — one at how it feels, one at how it looks.

先想著一碗糊:稠稠的、軟軟的、黏黏的,顏色是一種沒有光澤的死白。形容詞的兩個用法都指回這碗糊。一個取它摸起來的感覺,一個取它看起來的顏色。

From the word’s history

The source gives this adjective as paste plus the adjectival suffix -y, so the word says no more than paste-like. Which part of paste you mean — the stickiness or the colour — is what separates the two senses.

資料說這個形容詞就是 paste 加上形容詞字尾 -y。所以字面上它只說了「像糊一樣」。到底像的是黏稠還是顏色,就分出了兩個意思。

Wiktionary, "pasty" (etymology 1)

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像糊一樣

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thick and gluey · adjective

Thick, soft and sticky, like paste; often said of food that has become heavy and gluey instead of light.

糊糊的、黏稠的

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pasty · folded meat pie

noun/ˈpæsti/

A different picture altogether: a round of pastry with dinner laid on one half, folded over, pressed shut along the curve, and baked. A whole meal that carries itself, needing no plate and no fork.

這是完全另一張圖:一片圓圓的派皮,一半放上今天的餡,對折,沿著弧線把邊捏緊,送進烤箱。可以想成一頓自己帶著包裝的飯——不需要盤子,也不需要叉子。

From the word’s history

The source takes the noun back to Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté, and calls it a doublet of patty. The line runs through the dough, not through the filling.

資料把這個名詞追到中古英語 paste,再往前是盎格魯諾曼語 paste 和古法語 pasté,並說它和 patty 是同源雙生字。這條線走的是「麵皮」,不是裡面的餡。

Wiktionary, "pasty" (etymology 2)