herbal tea

IPA/ˌhɜːbl ˈtiː/
IPA/ˌɜːrbl ˈtiː/

herbal tea — noun

1. A hot drink made by putting dried or fresh herbs, flowers, or plant leaves into

1.名詞A2
釋義

A hot drink made by putting dried or fresh herbs, flowers, or plant leaves into boiling water and letting them sit for a while to add flavour.

例句

Adina ordered a cup of chamomile herbal tea before going to sleep.

collocation: a cup of herbal tea

The shop near the train station sells over twenty different kinds of herbal tea.

同義詞
  • tisane

    a more formal or technical term for herbal tea, often found on restaurant menus or in medical contexts

  • infusion

    focuses on the method of steeping; can also refer to non-herbal steeped drinks

  • herb tea

    an alternative shorter form with the same meaning, less common in everyday speech

文法句型

a cup of herbal tea

herbal tea + [type/flavour]

用法筆記

Herbal tea is uncountable when referring to the drink in general (e.g. I enjoy herbal tea), but it can be countable when referring to a specific cup or variety (e.g. I ordered two herbal teas). Unlike traditional tea, herbal tea usually contains no caffeine.

常見錯誤

❌I avoid all tea because of the caffeine.
✅I avoid black tea because of the caffeine, but I often drink herbal tea.
💡Herbal tea is typically caffeine-free and is not made from the tea plant.