cole

cole — 名詞

1. An old term for leafy plants of the cabbage family, grown for their thick, curly

1.名詞
釋義

甘藍類蔬菜

十字花科葉菜類植物的舊稱

An old term for leafy plants of the cabbage family, grown for their thick, curly leaves which are eaten as a vegetable.

例句

Old Mrs. Whitfield boiled a handful of cole leaves with the Sunday ham.

老 Whitfield 太太拿了一把甘藍葉和週日火腿一起煮。

The seed catalogue listed six kinds of cole under 'Heirloom Vegetables.'

種子目錄將六種甘藍類蔬菜列在「傳家寶蔬菜」類別下。

domain: agriculture and heirloom vegetable varieties

同義詞
  • brassica

    the modern scientific term; used in botany rather than everyday speech

  • cabbage

    refers to the tight-headed variety sold in shops; cole is a broader, older term

  • kale

    one specific type of cole with loose, curly leaves; widely eaten as a health food today

用法筆記

Mainly found today inside the words coleslaw and cole crops. Using cole on its own to mean cabbage sounds old-fashioned in modern English.

常見錯誤

❌I made a cole salad for lunch.
✅I made coleslaw for lunch.
💡'cole' by itself is not used in modern cooking; say 'coleslaw' or name the specific vegetable.