terrine

/teˈriːn/ (bre, ipa) · /teˈriːn/ (ame, ipa) · /tə-ˈrēn How to pronounce terrine (audio) ter-ˈēn/ (ame, mw)

terrine — noun

  • terrinesingular
  • terrinesplural

1. a cold cooked dish of minced ingredients — for example poultry, seafood, or gard

1.名詞B2
釋義

a cold cooked dish of minced ingredients — for example poultry, seafood, or garden produce — that are seasoned, packed tightly into a rectangular container, cooked, chilled, and then sliced to be eaten as a starter or light meal

例句

Niran served a mushroom terrine as a starter, with thin slices on small salad plates.

served cold as a starter

Elena bought a large chicken and pistachio terrine from the deli for the picnic.

ingredient: chicken and pistachio

同義詞
  • pâté

    smoother, spreadable consistency, often served as a paste; terrine is coarser and sliced

  • meatloaf

    similar shape but served hot; terrine is always cold and usually finer in texture

文法句型

a [ingredient] terrine

slice of terrine

用法筆記

Often served as a starter (first course) or part of a cold buffet. The ingredient that gives the dish its flavour usually appears before 'terrine' — e.g. 'salmon terrine', 'wild mushroom terrine'.

常見錯誤

❌Terrine is a hot meatloaf.
✅Terrine is a cold pressed dish of meat, fish, or vegetables.
💡Unlike meatloaf, terrine is always served cold.
❌The chef made a terrain with pork.
✅The chef made a terrine with pork.
💡'Terrain' means a type of land; 'terrine' is the food dish.

2. a rectangular baking dish with straight sides and a tight-fitting lid, usually m

2.名詞B2
釋義

a rectangular baking dish with straight sides and a tight-fitting lid, usually made of glazed ceramic or stoneware, used for cooking terrines, pâtés, and meat loaves in the oven or a water bath

例句

Sahil bought a blue ceramic terrine with a matching lid for baking meat loaves.

ceramic, with lid

The recipe says to line the terrine with bacon before adding the meat mixture.

lined before filling

同義詞
  • loaf pan

    similar rectangular shape but usually metal without a lid; terrine dishes are ceramic with lids

  • pâté mould

    the same type of dish but the name highlights its use for pâté rather than terrine

文法句型

a [adjective] terrine

in a terrine

line a terrine

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (the food): sense 2 refers to the container itself. You cook the mixture inside a terrine, then slice and serve what comes out — also called a terrine.

常見錯誤

❌Pour the soup into a terrine bowl.
✅Pour the soup into a tureen.
💡A terrine dish is rectangular and shallow; a tureen is round and deep for soups.