ingredients
ingredients — noun
1. the individual foods listed in a recipe that you mix together to create a partic
the individual foods listed in a recipe that you mix together to create a particular dish or meal
Yuki checked the recipe and saw that she needed only three ingredients: eggs, flour, and sugar.
recipe ingredients listed with quantities
The chef told Ibrahim that fresh herbs are the most important ingredient in Thai cuisine.
Chen forgot to buy a key ingredient for the pasta sauce, so he went back to the store.
All the ingredients for the curry were laid out on the kitchen counter before Chitra started cooking.
This sauce contains only natural ingredients, with no artificial colors or preservatives.
文法句型
ingredients for + dish
list of ingredients
key/main/essential + ingredient(s)
用法筆記
Commonly paired with modifiers such as 'key', 'main', 'essential', 'fresh', and 'natural'. The pattern 'ingredients for + dish name' is the standard way to specify which meal you are preparing.
常見錯誤
2. a quality, element, or condition that plays an important part in making a result
a quality, element, or condition that plays an important part in making a result, plan, or relationship succeed or work well
Hard work was a key ingredient in Diego's success as a musician.
key ingredient in [someone's] success
Lucia believes that trust is the most important ingredient in any strong relationship.
The company's new policy added an ingredient of flexibility to the workplace that everyone welcomed.
Every Sunday, Ravi and Priya talk honestly about what bothers them — a key ingredient in their fifteen-year marriage.
The researchers identified three ingredients that made the community project work so well.
- factor
broader; a factor can be positive or negative, while an ingredient in this sense is always something that contributes to a good result
- element
more neutral; an element may be a passive part, whereas an ingredient actively contributes to success
- component
more structural; a component is a defined part of a system, while an ingredient is an intangible contributor
文法句型
a key/essential/vital ingredient in/of + noun
an ingredient for success
用法筆記
Almost always used with a preceding modifier such as 'key', 'essential', 'vital', or 'important'. Frequently appears in the pattern 'an ingredient of/in (doing) something' to describe what contributes to a positive outcome.
常見錯誤
3. a specific substance or element that is combined with others to form a mixture,
a specific substance or element that is combined with others to form a mixture, product, or compound
The glue is made from several chemical ingredients, including a special binding agent.
chemical ingredients + binding agent
Amara studied the list of ingredients printed on the bottle of cleaning solution.
The active ingredient in this medicine helps lower blood pressure within twenty minutes.
Each ingredient in the fertilizer has a specific job: nitrogen for leaves, phosphorus for roots.
Binta checked the ingredient label to make sure the lotion did not contain alcohol.
- component
more general; a part of any system or machine, not limited to mixtures
- constituent
more formal; used especially in scientific writing about chemical mixtures
文法句型
list of ingredients
active ingredient
ingredient label
用法筆記
Common on product labels and in scientific or industrial contexts. 'Active ingredient' is a fixed term found on medicine and cosmetic packaging. 'Ingredient label' or 'ingredients list' is the standard phrase for product information displays.