gateau

IPA/ˈɡætəʊ/
KK[ɡɑtˈo]IPA/ɡæˈtəʊ/

gateau — 名詞

  • gateausingular
  • gateausplural

1. a tall, rich dessert cake of French style, typically layered with whipped cream

1.名詞C2
釋義

法式蛋糕

夾鮮奶油與水果的法式甜點蛋糕

a tall, rich dessert cake of French style, typically layered with whipped cream and fresh fruit or chocolate, served as a special treat.

例句

Hoa baked a chocolate gateau with raspberries for her sister's birthday.

Hoa 為妹妹的生日烤了一個加覆盆子的巧克力法式蛋糕。

countable noun: a/an + gateau

The bakery on Rue Cler sells a strawberry gateau topped with cream.

克萊爾街上的那家烘焙坊販售一款上面有鮮奶油的草莓法式蛋糕。

common collocation: [fruit] + gateau

常見搭配
  • chocolate gateau
  • strawberry gateau
  • Black Forest gateau
  • slice of gateau
同義詞
  • torte

    also a rich layered cake, often German/Austrian; usually denser than a gateau

  • layer cake

    general English term; less fancy than gateau

用法筆記

Frequently preceded by a flavour or topping word (chocolate gateau, fruit gateau, Black Forest gateau). Plural is 'gateaux' in formal British use, though 'gateaus' also appears.

常見錯誤

I ate a gateau bread at breakfast.
I ate a slice of gateau for dessert.
gateau is a rich dessert cake, not an everyday bread or breakfast food.
She baked many gateau for the party.
She baked many gateaux for the party.
the plural keeps the French form 'gateaux'.

同根字

  • gateaux
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • chocolate gateau
  • strawberry gateau
  • Black Forest gateau
  • wedding gateau

常用片語

  • a slice of gateau
  • homemade gateau

介系詞搭配

  • slice of gateau
  • piece of gateau