homemade

/ˌhəʊmˈmeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhoʊmˈmeɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhō(m)-ˈmād/ (ame, mw)

homemade — adjective

  • homemadepositive
  • more homemadecomparative
  • most homemadesuperlative

1. made in your own home instead of being bought from a store

1.形容詞A2
釋義

made in your own home instead of being bought from a store

例句

Kwame brought homemade cookies to share at the party.

collocation: homemade cookies / bread / jam

Élise's homemade soup tastes much better than the canned kind.

同義詞
  • home-baked

    only for food cooked in an oven, such as bread or cookies

  • handmade

    focuses on being made by hand, not necessarily at home; more formal

  • DIY

    British, used before nouns for things you make yourself (DIY gifts); informal

反義詞
  • store-bought

    bought ready-made from a shop; the most direct opposite

  • factory-made

    produced in large quantities in a factory; more formal

用法筆記

Used before a noun (homemade bread) or after be (the bread is homemade). Describes anything made by a person in their own home rather than bought — commonly food, but also gifts, decorations, or household items.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a homemade gift from the store.
✅I bought a handmade gift from the store.
💡Homemade means made at home, not in a factory or shop. If you bought it at a store, it cannot be homemade.