A superfood is a food said to be unusually good for your health — packed with vitamins, minerals, or other substances that are supposed to protect the body. Blueberries, kale, quinoa, chia seeds, and salmon all get called this.

superfood超級食物 is指的是 a food一種食物 said to be被認為 unusually good for your health對健康特別好 packed with裡面富含 vitamins, minerals維生素、礦物質 or other substances或其他物質 that are supposed to protect the body被認為能保護身體的。 Blueberries, kale, quinoa, chia seeds, and salmon藍莓、羽衣甘藍、藜麥、奇亞籽和鮭魚 all都 get called this被這樣稱呼。

The important thing to tell students is that this is a marketing word, not a scientific one. Nutritionists do not have a category called 'superfood'; food companies, magazines, and health bloggers do.

The important thing to tell students is要告訴學生的重點是 that this is a marketing word這是一個行銷用詞，not a scientific one不是科學用詞。 Nutritionists營養師 do not have a category called 'superfood'並沒有一個叫做『superfood』的分類，food companies, magazines, and health bloggers食品公司、雜誌和健康部落客 do才有。

Most careful writers know this, so the word often appears with a small distance around it — in quotation marks, or after 'so-called'. That does not mean the foods are not healthy; many are. It means the label promises more than any single food can deliver, and it changes with fashion.

Most careful writers大部分細心的作者 know this都知道這點 so the word often appears with a small distance around it所以這個詞常常帶著一點保留距離出現 in quotation marks用引號括起來 or after 'so-called'或放在『so-called』後面。 That does not mean這不代表 the foods are not healthy這些食物不健康 many are很多其實是健康的。 It means而是代表 the label promises more than any single food can deliver這個標籤所承諾的比任何一種食物真的能做到的還多 and it changes with fashion而且它會隨著流行改變。

The word became very common from about the 2000s onwards, and by now it can sound faintly dated or over-sold, the way 'wonder drug' does. It is countable: one superfood, several superfoods.

The word became very common from about the 2000s onwards這個詞從大約2000年代開始變得非常普遍 and by now it can sound faintly dated or over-sold而現在聽起來可能有點過時、誇大其詞 the way 'wonder drug' does就像『wonder drug』那樣。 It is countable它是可數名詞：one superfood單數one superfood，several superfoods複數several superfoods。