ingredient

ingredient — 名詞

1. Each of the food items that people put together when cooking a meal or preparing

1.名詞A2
釋義

食材

烹調用的食物原料

Each of the food items that people put together when cooking a meal or preparing a specific dish.

例句

Jason checked the list of ingredients for the birthday cake before going to the shop.

Jason 在去商店之前，先檢查了生日蛋糕所需的食材清單。

collocation: list of ingredients / ingredients for [dish]

Fresh garlic is the main ingredient in this sauce, giving it a strong flavour.

新鮮大蒜是這醬汁的主要食材，為它帶來濃郁的風味。

collocation: main ingredient in [dish]

同義詞
  • component

    more general — can refer to any part of a system, not just food

  • constituent

    more formal; often used in technical contexts such as chemistry

反義詞
  • finished product

    the completed dish is the opposite of the separate items that go into it

文法句型

ingredient + in/for [dish]

常見錯誤

❌I bought all the recipes for the cake.
✅I bought all the ingredients for the cake.
💡a recipe is a set of instructions, while an ingredient is one of the food items used.

2. A particular quality that helps an activity, plan, or system achieve its goal.

2.名詞B2
釋義

要素

構成成功的必要部分

A particular quality that helps an activity, plan, or system achieve its goal.

例句

Hard work and patience are essential ingredients for a successful business.

努力和耐心是事業成功的基本要素。

collocation: essential ingredient for [success]

Lakshmi believes that trust is a key ingredient in any happy friendship.

Lakshmi 認為信任是任何快樂友誼的關鍵要素。

collocation: key ingredient in [relationship]

同義詞
  • element

    more neutral and general; ingredient implies the part actively contributes to success

  • factor

    broader — includes external conditions, not just qualities you can add

反義詞
  • obstacle

    something that prevents rather than contributes to success

文法句型

ingredient + in/of [success/achievement]

用法筆記

Often paired with adjectives like 'essential', 'key', or 'vital' to stress how necessary a quality is for a successful result.

常見錯誤

❌Weather is an important ingredient for our picnic.
✅Weather is an important factor for our picnic.
💡'ingredient' in the abstract sense works for qualities you add or combine, not external conditions.