tasty
/ˈteɪsti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈteɪsti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtā-stē/ (ame, mw)
tasty — adjective
- tastypositive
- tastiercomparative
- tastiestsuperlative
1. Food or drink that is tasty gives you a pleasant feeling when you eat or drink i
Food or drink that is tasty gives you a pleasant feeling when you eat or drink it, because it has a good flavour.
The pasta sauce was so tasty that Ignacio asked for the recipe.
tasty + food noun (pasta sauce, soup, cake)
Aoi made a tasty soup with fresh vegetables from the market.
This is the tastiest cake that Nikhil has ever baked at home.
Even simple bread can be tasty when it comes straight out of the oven.
- delicious
the most common and direct synonym; slightly more emphatic than tasty
- flavourful
focuses on having a rich, distinct flavour rather than simply being pleasant to eat
- appetizing
suggests the food looks or smells good enough to make you want to eat it
文法句型
tasty + noun (food/dish/meal)
be + tasty
常見錯誤
2. An informal way to describe a person who you think is very good-looking and who
An informal way to describe a person who you think is very good-looking and who makes you feel a strong physical attraction.
Maeve laughed when Christopher joked that the lifeguard looked 'tasty'.
informal register: used in casual conversation
Sirin felt uncomfortable when a stranger at the bar called her 'tasty'.
Hassan warned his little brother not to describe girls as 'tasty' at school.
A magazine article used the word 'tasty' to describe a famous singer on the red carpet.
- hot
very informal slang for sexually attractive; more common and less objectifying than tasty
- good-looking
standard and neutral; can be used in any register without causing offence
文法句型
tasty + noun (person)
call/describe + someone + tasty
用法筆記
This sense is informal slang and can be considered rude or objectifying. It is best avoided in professional, formal, or unfamiliar social settings. Even among close friends, it may come across as disrespectful depending on the context.