gelato

IPA/dʒəˈlɑː.təʊ/
IPA/dʒəˈlɑː.t̬oʊ/

gelato — 名詞

  • gelatosingular
  • gelatosplural

1. an Italian-style frozen dessert that is denser and smoother than typical ice cre

1.名詞C1
釋義

義式冰淇淋

義大利風味的低脂冷凍甜點

an Italian-style frozen dessert that is denser and smoother than typical ice cream, churned slowly with less air and made with more milk than cream, served in many fruit, nut, and chocolate flavours.

例句

Beatriz ordered a small cup of pistachio gelato after dinner in Rome.

晚餐後，Beatriz 在羅馬點了一小杯開心果義式冰淇淋。

common collocation: a cup/cone of [flavour] gelato

The little shop near the cathedral sells homemade gelato in twenty different flavours.

教堂附近那家小店賣自製的義式冰淇淋，有二十種口味。

uncountable mass use: gelato (no article)

同義詞
  • ice cream

    broader category; ice cream has more cream and more whipped-in air, making it lighter and colder on the tongue.

  • sorbet

    dairy-free fruit-based frozen dessert; gelato usually contains milk while sorbet does not.

  • frozen custard

    American dessert with egg yolks; richer than ice cream but uses cream rather than gelato's milk base.

文法句型

a + gelato (one serving)

uncountable mass: gelato (the food type)

用法筆記

Often used uncountably for the food type ('I love gelato'), but takes 'a' or a measure word ('a gelato', 'two scoops of gelato') for individual servings. Distinguish from 'ice cream' by texture and recipe: less cream, less air, served warmer.

常見錯誤

❌I ate three gelatos and one ice creams.
✅I ate three gelatos and one ice cream.
💡'ice cream' has irregular plural treatment when ordering; both 'gelatos' and 'gelati' are accepted plurals for servings.
❌This is a gelato cake made of cream and butter.
✅This is an ice cream cake made of cream and butter.
💡by recipe definition, a dessert that is mostly cream is closer to ice cream than gelato.