喜樂美語

核心畫面

Spicy can be pictured as food that has been given a strong taste by — the flavour is loud, and often there is a warm burning in your mouth that feels good rather than painful. The key idea is a taste that wakes you up instead of sitting quietly. The same 'wakes you up, a little too much' feeling is what gets carried over to stories and pictures.

可以想成：一口下去味道很衝，嘴裡熱熱的、微微燒起來，但那個燒是舒服的、會讓人再吃一口的那種。spicy 抓的就是這個…更多收起可以想成：一口下去味道很衝，嘴裡熱熱的、微微燒起來，但那個燒是舒服的、會讓人再吃一口的那種。spicy 抓的就是這個「味道很有存在感、會叫醒你」的感覺，不是安安靜靜的清淡。把這種「有點刺激、有點過頭」的感受搬到故事和畫面上，就長出了它的第二個意思。

原始詞典資料7 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。

spicyadj/ˈspaɪsi/

  • 1

    Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

    • He prepared a spicy casserole.
  • 2

    Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical.

    • This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.
    • This place is actually known for serving the Donkatsu of Death, aka the Drop-Dead Donkatsu, by far the spiciest dish I’ve ever endured.
  • 3

    Of a food, flavor, or odor, tangy, zesty, or pungent.

    • She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.
    • The breath of the mountain heifer was fragrant as the gales of Sirendiep, by feeding on ſpicy herbs.
  • 4

    Of an expression or behavior, vigorous; colorful; stimulating.

    • He is known for his spicy political commentary.
  • 5

    informalScandalous.

    • When one side or the other had written any particularly spicy dispatch, news of it was sure to slip out.
  • 6

    Risky; mildly aggressive or dangerous.

    • Look at the little wildcub! That's one spicy ball of fur.
  • 7

    Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.

    • I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.
    • To draw followers to the euphemistically termed “spicy” paid subscription material on OnlyFans, she has to upload free content regularly on TikTok and Instagram; […].

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。