A patty is a small, flat, round piece of food, usually cooked in a pan or on a grill. The one learners meet first is the hamburger patty: meat cut up very small and pressed into a disc. People also make fish patties, chicken patties, potato patties, and vegetable patties.

A patty一塊patty（肉餅） is a small, flat, round piece of food是一小塊扁平、圓形的食物 usually cooked in a pan or on a grill通常是用平底鍋或烤架煮的 The one learners meet first學習者最先遇到的 is the hamburger patty是漢堡肉餅 meat cut up very small把肉剁得很碎 and pressed into a disc壓成一個圓餅狀 People also make fish patties, chicken patties, potato patties, and vegetable patties大家也會做魚肉餅、雞肉餅、馬鈴薯餅和蔬菜餅

In American English this is the normal word; in British English people still use it, though they may just say burger for the meat one.

In American English在美式英文裡 this is the normal word這是很平常的字 in British English在英式英文裡 people still use it大家還是會用它 though they may just say burger for the meat one不過講到肉的那種，他們可能就直接說burger

Though actually, the word is older than hamburgers. It once meant a small pie baked in a little pan. A modern patty is not a pie, but that older sense is why the word sits near paste and pâté — foods that start as a soft mass.

Though actually不過其實 the word這個字 is older than hamburgers比漢堡還要古老 It once meant它曾經指的是 a small pie baked in a little pan一個用小鍋烤出來的小派 A modern patty現代的patty is not a pie不是派 but that older sense不過那個較舊的意思 is why the word sits near paste and pâté就是為什麼這個字跟paste（糊狀物）和pâté（肉醬）很接近 foods that start as a soft mass這些食物一開始都是軟軟的一團

It is everyday kitchen language, not a fancy word.

It is它是 everyday kitchen language日常的廚房用語 not a fancy word不是什麼講究的字