If food is scrumptious, it tastes very, very good — rich, moreish, the kind of cake or meal you praise out loud.

If food is scrumptious食物如果scrumptious的話, it tastes very, very good就是非常非常好吃 — rich, moreish濃郁、讓人吃不停, the kind of cake or meal you praise out loud就是那種你會忍不住讚嘆出聲的蛋糕或餐點。

It is informal and a little playful, stronger and fussier than nice, close to delicious but warmer, the word on a biscuit tin or in a home kitchen.

It is informal and a little playful這個字是口語、帶點俏皮, stronger and fussier than nice比nice更強烈、更講究, close to delicious but warmer接近delicious但更溫暖, the word on a biscuit tin or in a home kitchen是餅乾盒上或家常廚房裡會出現的字。

British speakers use it a lot about puddings, chocolate, and Sunday lunch; American speakers use it too, though it can sound a bit old-fashioned or cute. People almost always say it about food; you might hear it stretched to a room or a dress as a joke, but that is extra.

British speakers use it a lot about puddings, chocolate, and Sunday lunch英國人常用它來說布丁、巧克力、和週日午餐; American speakers use it too美國人也會用, though it can sound a bit old-fashioned or cute不過聽起來可能有點老派或可愛。People almost always say it about food大家幾乎都只拿它來說食物; you might hear it stretched to a room or a dress as a joke你可能會聽到有人開玩笑地把它用在房間或洋裝上, but that is extra但那是額外的延伸用法。

It is not a restaurant-critic word in the stiff sense — too friendly for that. Where the word comes from, scholars do not agree, so I will not pretend there is one tidy story.

It is not a restaurant-critic word in the stiff sense這不是餐廳評論家會用的那種正經字眼 — too friendly for that太親切了、不適合那種場合。Where the word comes from這個字的來源, scholars do not agree學者們沒有共識, so I will not pretend there is one tidy story所以我不會假裝有個乾淨俐落的故事。