appetizer

/ˈæpɪtaɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæpɪtaɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-pə-ˌtī-zər/ (ame, mw)

appetizer — noun

1. a little dish, or sometimes a drink, served at the start of a meal to make you r

1.名詞B2
釋義

a little dish, or sometimes a drink, served at the start of a meal to make you ready to eat.

例句

We shared fried mushrooms as an appetizer before our pasta arrived.

as an appetizer before the main dish

The waiter suggested grilled shrimp for an appetizer on the summer menu.

for an appetizer

同義詞
  • starter

    the usual British restaurant word for the same kind of dish

  • hors d'oeuvre

    more formal; often smaller party bites rather than a table order

  • small plate

    restaurant term for a small dish; not always tied to the start of the meal

反義詞
  • main course

    the larger dish that follows the appetizer

  • dessert

    the sweet course that usually comes at the end

文法句型

order an appetizer

serve an appetizer

use something as an appetizer

用法筆記

Usually names the actual thing eaten or drunk. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about the place of that dish in the order of the meal.

常見錯誤

❌We ordered an appetizer after the steak.
✅We ordered an appetizer before the steak.
💡an appetizer comes at the beginning of the meal.

2. the course that comes first in a meal, before the larger dishes are brought out.

2.名詞B2
釋義

the course that comes first in a meal, before the larger dishes are brought out.

例句

Soup is the appetizer on tonight's three-course menu.

something is the appetizer

At the wedding dinner, salad came out as the appetizer.

as the appetizer

同義詞
  • starter

    common British term for the first course of a meal

  • first course

    a clear neutral phrase that names the course order directly

反義詞
  • main course

    the central course that follows the appetizer

  • dessert

    the final sweet course in many meals

文法句型

something is the appetizer

serve something as the appetizer

one appetizer, two main dishes

用法筆記

Used when talking about menu structure or the order of courses. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on the actual small dish or drink itself.

常見錯誤

❌The chips at the movie theater were the appetizer.
✅The soup at dinner was the appetizer.
💡this sense belongs to the first course of a meal, not to any snack eaten at another time.