flavourful

/ˈfleɪ.və.fəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfleɪ.vɚ.fəl/ (ame, ipa)

flavourful — adjective

  • flavourfulpositive
  • more flavourfulcomparative
  • most flavourfulsuperlative

1. describing food or drink that has a strong, pleasant taste you can clearly notic

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing food or drink that has a strong, pleasant taste you can clearly notice — for example, a curry with many spices, or a soup made from fresh herbs and slow-cooked meat.

例句

Jiwoo's grandmother makes the most flavourful kimchi stew in the whole village.

attributive: flavourful + noun (food)

The slow-cooked lamb was tender and incredibly flavourful after six hours in the oven.

predicative: be + flavourful, intensifier 'incredibly'

同義詞
  • tasty

    more informal and everyday; works for both home and restaurant food

  • savoury

    emphasises salty or meaty taste rather than sweet; narrower scope

  • delicious

    praises overall enjoyment; flavourful focuses specifically on strength of taste

  • well-seasoned

    narrower; implies the taste comes specifically from added herbs and spices

反義詞
  • bland

    the most common opposite — food lacking any strong or interesting taste

  • tasteless

    stronger; suggests the food has almost no taste at all

文法句型

flavourful + noun

be + flavourful

用法筆記

Subject is almost always food, drink, or an ingredient — not people, places, or abstract things. Frequently appears as a predicate with intensifiers like 'incredibly', 'really', 'wonderfully'. The American spelling is 'flavorful'; both forms are otherwise identical.

常見錯誤

❌The novel was very flavourful and exciting.
✅The novel was very vivid and exciting.
💡flavourful describes taste, not writing or stories.
❌She has a flavourful personality.
✅She has a colourful personality.
💡for people or character, use 'colourful' or 'lively', not 'flavourful'.