dessert

/dɪˈzɜːt/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈzərt/ (ame, mw)

dessert — noun

  • dessertsingular
  • dessertsplural

1. food that tastes sweet and is eaten after the main part of a meal

1.名詞A2
釋義

food that tastes sweet and is eaten after the main part of a meal

例句

For dessert, Amira ordered a slice of chocolate cake with ice cream.

fronted adjunct: 'For dessert' at sentence start

The café serves a different handmade dessert every Friday afternoon.

countable: 'a different...dessert' referring to a specific dish

同義詞
  • pudding

    British English equivalent; refers to the dessert course or any sweet dish, not just the creamy type

  • sweet

    British informal; used in phrases like 'What's for sweet?'

  • afters

    British informal, mainly northern England and Australia; casual term for the dessert course

反義詞
  • starter

    the first course of a meal, opposite end of the dining sequence

  • main course

    the principal dish of a meal, served before dessert

文法句型

have + dessert (uncountable, meaning the course)

a + dessert (countable, meaning a specific dish)

dessert + noun (as modifier: dessert menu, dessert wine)

用法筆記

Dessert is uncountable when referring to the course in general ('after dinner we had dessert'), but countable when referring to a specific item ('she ordered two desserts'). As a modifier, it describes things related to the course: dessert menu, dessert wine, dessert spoon.

常見錯誤

❌The Sahara is a hot dessert.
✅The Sahara is a hot desert.
💡'dessert' (two s's) means sweet food; 'desert' (one s) means dry, sandy land.