truffle

/ˈtrʌfl/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈʌfəl] /ˈtrʌfl/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈʌfəl] /ˈtrə-fəl How to pronounce truffle (audio) ˈtrü- How to pronounce truffle (audio)/ (ame, mw)

truffle — noun

  • trufflesingular
  • trufflesplural

1. A small, round candy made with chocolate, cream, and butter. Truffles have a sof

1.名詞B1
釋義

A small, round candy made with chocolate, cream, and butter. Truffles have a soft, smooth center and are often coated in cocoa powder, nuts, or a hard chocolate shell.

例句

Lien received a box of dark chocolate truffles as a birthday gift from her cousin.

box of chocolate truffles — typical packaging collocation

These handmade truffles have a soft ganache center and are dusted with cocoa powder.

同義詞
  • bonbon

    a French term for any small filled chocolate, less common in everyday English

  • chocolate candy

    a much broader category — all truffles are chocolate candies but most chocolate candies are not truffles

  • praline

    in some regions this refers to a nut-based chocolate; in others it overlaps with truffle — usage varies by country

反義詞
  • chocolate bar

    a solid, flat piece of chocolate, the opposite in shape and texture

文法句型

[adjective] + truffle (e.g. dark chocolate truffle, handmade truffle)

truffle + noun (e.g. truffle box, truffle assortment)

用法筆記

The chocolate truffle is named after the fungus truffle (sense 2) because of their visual similarity — it does not contain truffle as an ingredient.

常見錯誤

❌This chocolate truffle contains pieces of real truffle fungus.
✅This chocolate truffle is made with chocolate, cream, and butter.
💡Chocolate truffles are named for their round shape, not because they contain the fungus.
❌I bought a box of truffle for the party.
✅I bought a box of truffles for the party.
💡Truffle as a candy is a countable noun and is usually used in the plural.

2. A fungus that develops underground near the roots of certain trees. Because truf

2.名詞B2
釋義

A fungus that develops underground near the roots of certain trees. Because truffles are very rare and have a powerful, earthy aroma, top chefs pay extremely high prices for them.

例句

The chef shaved fresh black truffles over Nora's pasta as the diners watched.

shave + truffle + over + food — typical preparation verb

Rohan trained his dog to find truffles buried beneath the oak trees on his farm.

find truffles buried under [trees] — how truffles are harvested

同義詞
  • fungus

    a much broader category — all truffles are fungi, but most fungi are not edible truffles

  • delicacy

    refers to the truffle's status as a rare, luxury food, not its biological classification

文法句型

truffle + noun (e.g. truffle oil, truffle salt, truffle hunter)

adjective + truffle (e.g. black truffle, white truffle, fresh truffle)

用法筆記

Real truffles are a fungus, not a vegetable or a mushroom. Many products labeled 'truffle oil' or 'truffle salt' contain synthetic flavoring rather than actual truffle.

常見錯誤

❌I bought fresh truffles from the mushroom aisle at the supermarket.
✅I ordered fresh truffles from a specialty food importer.
💡Truffles are far rarer and more expensive than common mushrooms and require a specialist source.
❌This truffle oil is made from real truffles.
✅This truffle oil contains natural truffle flavoring.
💡Most truffle oils use synthetic aroma compounds, not real truffle pieces.