mealy
/ˈmiːli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmiːli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmē-lē/ (ame, mw)
mealy — 形容詞
- mealypositive
- mealiercomparative
- mealiestsuperlative
1. having a soft, dry texture that breaks into tiny dust-like bits in your mouth, t
乾澀粉狀
口感乾而易碎成粉狀的
having a soft, dry texture that breaks into tiny dust-like bits in your mouth, the way an old apple or overcooked potato can.
Maeve bit into the apple and frowned at its dry, mealy flesh.
Maeve 咬了一口蘋果，對它乾乾粉粉的果肉皺起眉頭。
describing the texture of fruit
The potatoes had been stored too long and tasted mealy instead of creamy.
這些馬鈴薯放太久了，吃起來粉粉乾乾的，而不是綿密順口。
mealy contrasted with a smoother texture
At the market, Dahlia put back the pears once she felt how mealy they were.
在市場上，Dahlia 一摸到那些梨子有多乾澀粉狀，就把它們放了回去。
Christopher chewed the dry apple slice, hating how it crumbled into mealy dust.
Christopher 嚼著那片乾掉的蘋果，討厭它碎成粉狀乾屑的口感。
A good baking apple stays firm, while a poor one cooks down into a mealy mush.
好的烘焙用蘋果會保持結實，差的一煮就化成乾澀的粉糊。
用法筆記
Almost always describes the texture of food, especially fruit and root vegetables. Carries a negative judgement — a mealy apple is one nobody enjoys eating.
常見錯誤
2. made from or holding ground grain such as wheat or corn, so the food feels thick
含穀粉的
由磨碎穀物製成、口感粉糊的
made from or holding ground grain such as wheat or corn, so the food feels thick and starchy.
The farmer mixed a mealy feed of crushed corn for the young pigs.
農夫把碎玉米調成含穀粉的飼料，餵給小豬吃。
mealy describing animal feed made of grain
Aoi stirred the mealy porridge until the ground oats turned smooth.
Aoi 攪拌著那鍋穀粉糊狀的粥，直到磨碎的燕麥變得滑順。
Chidi ground the dried corn and stirred it into a thick, mealy paste for the dumplings.
Chidi 把曬乾的玉米磨碎，攪成濃稠的穀粉糊來包餃子。
Ravindra fed the hens a warm mash of mealy crushed wheat every morning before sunrise.
Ravindra 每天日出前都餵母雞一盆滿是碎麥穀粉的溫熱拌料。
- farinaceous
formal, technical word for the same grain-based quality
- starchy
everyday word; stresses the starch rather than the grinding
用法筆記
Subject is usually a food or feed built around ground grain (mash, porridge, paste). Distinguish from sense 1, which is about an unwanted dry texture rather than grain content.
3. having skin that looks unhealthily pale, as if drained of colour by fear, shock,
蒼白病態
因病或受驚而面無血色的
having skin that looks unhealthily pale, as if drained of colour by fear, shock, or sickness.
After the long fever, Tomás had a thin, mealy face that worried his mother.
那場久燒之後，Tomás 的臉又瘦又蒼白病態，讓他母親很擔心。
mealy describing a sickly pale face
The prisoners came out into the daylight with mealy, sunless skin.
囚犯們走進日光下，皮膚蒼白得不見一點血色。
Fear turned Élise's cheeks a mealy white as the storm closed in.
暴風雨步步逼近時，恐懼讓 Élise 的臉頰變得慘白。
Months in the dark cell left the captain mealy and grey, like a man already half dead.
在黑牢裡關了好幾個月，讓那名隊長面色慘白灰敗，像個半死之人。
用法筆記
Literary and dated; modern writers more often say 'pale' or 'pallid'. Often paired with words of illness or fear to explain why the colour has gone.