inedible
/ɪnˈedəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈedəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)i-ˈne-də-bəl/ (ame, mw)
inedible — 形容詞
- inediblepositive
- more inediblecomparative
- most inediblesuperlative
1. describing food that is damaged, rotten, prepared badly, or chemically unsafe, s
不可食用
因變質、有毒等原因不能吃的
describing food that is damaged, rotten, prepared badly, or chemically unsafe, so that a person cannot eat it or should not eat it
Keiko tried the cafeteria's fish stew, but it was so salty it was almost inedible.
Keiko 試了餐廳的魚湯，但湯太鹹了，幾乎不可食用。
so + adjective + that-clause for consequence
The bread that Chen found in the cupboard was covered with green mould and completely inedible.
Chen 在櫥櫃裡找到的麵包長滿了青黴，完全不可食用。
completely inedible — intensifier pattern
Pablo burned the rice so badly that the blackened crust at the bottom was inedible.
Pablo 把飯煮到燒焦，鍋底那層黑炭根本不可食用。
After the power cut, the thawed meat in the freezer had become inedible and was thrown away.
停電之後，冷凍庫裡解凍的肉已經變質，變得不可食用，只好丟掉。
Hana checked the label to see whether the dried mushrooms were still safe or had turned inedible.
Hana 檢查了標籤，想確認那些乾香菇還能不能安全食用，還是已經變得不可食用。
- uneatable
very rare; suggests unpleasant taste rather than danger
- unfit for consumption
formal or technical phrasing, used in health and safety contexts
文法句型
be/become/render + inedible
inedible + noun
用法筆記
Covers both poor quality (overcooked, rotten) and safety concerns (poisonous, mouldy). For food that is merely unpleasant to the taste, expressions like 'not worth eating' or 'bad' are more natural choices.