cate
cate — 名詞
1. a food that tastes very good and is often rare or carefully made, enjoyed as a s
珍饈
精心製作的美味食品
a food that tastes very good and is often rare or carefully made, enjoyed as a special treat
At the festival, Chiara tried several cates — candied fruits, honey cakes, and spiced nuts.
在節慶上，Chiara 嚐了幾種珍饈——蜜餞水果、蜂蜜蛋糕和香料堅果。
countable noun: several cates / a dozen cates
The chef prepared a dozen cates for the banquet, including marinated figs and stuffed dates.
主廚為宴會準備了十幾道珍饈，包括醃漬無花果和塞棗。
Sahil's grandmother sent him a box of homemade cates — ginger biscuits and candied peel.
Sahil 的祖母寄給他一盒自製珍饈——薑汁餅乾和糖漬果皮。
Travelers in the old market could buy exotic cates like dried mangoes and sesame sweets.
在舊時市集裡，旅客可以買到異國珍饈，例如芒果乾和芝麻糖。
Aylin arranged an assortment of delicate cates on a silver tray for her afternoon guests.
Aylin 將各式精緻的珍饈擺在銀盤上，招待午後的客人。
- delicacy
the modern, neutral term for a rare or expensive food; 'cate' is much rarer and more archaic
- dainty
also somewhat old-fashioned, but still used; suggests something small and pretty as well as tasty
- treat
less formal and broader in meaning — any enjoyable food, not necessarily rare or costly
- tidbit
refers to a small piece of food; more informal and less elegant than 'cate'
用法筆記
The word is now very rare in modern English and is mainly found in historical or literary writing. The plural form 'cates' was far more common than the singular in earlier centuries.