parfait

IPA/ˈpɑːfeɪ/
KK[pˌɑrfˈe]IPA/pɑːrˈfeɪ/

parfait — noun

  • parfaitsingular
  • parfaitsplural

1. a chilled dessert prepared with cream, eggs, sugar, and flavourings such as frui

1.名詞B1
釋義

a chilled dessert prepared with cream, eggs, sugar, and flavourings such as fruit, chocolate, or alcohol; a parfait may also be served as a tall layered dish containing ice cream, syrup, fruit, and whipped cream

例句

Tendai ordered a strawberry parfait with layers of fresh fruit and whipped cream.

collocation: layers of fresh fruit and whipped cream

For dessert, Iris made a chocolate parfait using eggs, cream, and dark chocolate pieces.

sense: made with cream, eggs, sugar — the classic French-style parfait

同義詞
  • mousse

    lighter, airier texture; served in a bowl, not layered in a tall glass

  • trifle

    British layered dessert made with sponge cake, custard, and fruit, whereas parfait uses cream/ice cream

  • sundae

    ice-cream-based dessert topped with syrup and nuts, typically without the egg-and-cream custard base of a classic parfait

文法句型

a parfait

parfait + is

用法筆記

In French cuisine, a parfait is a frozen custard made from cream, eggs, and sugar. In American usage, the word more commonly refers to a layered dessert served in a tall glass with ice cream, fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a mousse for dessert when they brought it in a tall glass with layers.
✅I ate a parfait for dessert when they brought it in a tall glass with layers.
💡Mousse is light and fluffy; a layered dessert in a glass is a parfait.