moist

IPA/mɔɪst/
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moist — 形容詞

  • moistpositive
  • moistercomparative
  • moistestsuperlative

1. containing a small amount of liquid spread evenly through a substance, making it

1.形容詞B1
釋義

濕潤的

含有適量水分，給人舒服的感覺

containing a small amount of liquid spread evenly through a substance, making it feel soft, fresh, or pleasantly damp — for example, a well-baked cake, soil that is good for plants, or skin that has been cared for with lotion.

例句

Soraya's chocolate cake was perfectly moist and rich.

Soraya 的巧克力蛋糕濕潤濃郁，口感恰到好處。

collocation: moist cake / moist soil

The soil in Devika's garden stayed moist long after the rain stopped.

Devika 的花園裡，雨停後土壤仍保持濕潤。

predicative use: stayed + moist

常見搭配
  • moist cake
  • moist soil
  • moist skin
  • moist air
  • moist cloth
  • moist heat
  • keep moist
  • stay moist
  • moist and tender
  • moist and warm
同義詞
  • damp

    slightly wet, but often in an unpleasant way ('a damp cloth left in a heap')

  • humid

    specifically describes warm, moist air or climate, not food or skin

  • soggy

    unpleasantly wet and soft, especially of food that has lost its crispness

反義詞
  • dry

    having no or very little water or liquid

文法句型

moist + noun (attributive)

be + moist (predicative)

用法筆記

Moist is generally positive, describing things that are pleasantly slightly wet. For an unpleasant or unwanted level of wetness, use damp or clammy instead — for example, 'a damp basement' or 'clammy hands'.

常見錯誤

The towel was moist after the swim.
The towel was wet after the swim.
Moist is for a pleasant or desirable level of wetness; wet is the general term for any amount of water.
Taiwan is very moist in summer.
Taiwan is very humid in summer.
Humid is the correct word for describing air or weather with high moisture content.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • pleasantly moist
  • slightly moist
  • perfectly moist
  • evenly moist

常用片語

  • keep moist
  • stay moist
  • moist and tender
  • moist and warm