spearmint

/ˈspɪəmɪnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspɪrmɪnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspir-ˌmint How to pronounce spearmint (audio) -mənt/ (ame, mw)

spearmint — noun

1. a sweet-tasting kind of mint, or the cool flavour taken from this plant and used

1.名詞B2
釋義

a sweet-tasting kind of mint, or the cool flavour taken from this plant and used in foods and products such as gum or toothpaste

例句

Jiwoo planted spearmint by the kitchen door for summer tea.

countable plant use: grow spearmint for tea

The gum's spearmint flavor made Karim's breath feel cool.

compound: spearmint flavor

同義詞
  • mint

    broader everyday word that can refer to several mint plants or flavours, not this specific sweeter kind

  • peppermint

    a related mint with a sharper, colder taste than spearmint

用法筆記

When it means the plant, spearmint can be countable in gardening contexts. When it means the flavour, it is usually uncountable, especially before product names such as spearmint gum or spearmint toothpaste.

常見錯誤

❌I bought two spearmints for the tea.
✅I bought some spearmint for the tea.' / 'I bought two spearmint plants for the garden.
💡for the herb or flavour, spearmint is usually uncountable; count it only when you mean separate plants.