papaya

IPA/pəˈpaɪə/
KK[pəpˈaɪə]IPA/pəˈpaɪə/

papaya — 名詞

  • papayasingular
  • papayasplural

1. a sweet tropical fruit that grows on a tall tree and has a green or yellow outer

1.名詞A2
釋義

木瓜

熱帶水果，果肉軟甜呈橙色

a sweet tropical fruit that grows on a tall tree and has a green or yellow outer skin, soft orange inner flesh, and a hollow centre filled with many small black seeds; also the tree itself

例句

For breakfast, Lin ate half a papaya with a squeeze of lime.

Lin 早餐吃了半顆木瓜，擠上一點萊姆汁。

countable: half a papaya / a papaya

The market had ripe papayas from Thailand for only two dollars each.

市場上有來自泰國的熟木瓜，一顆只要兩美元。

plural form: papayas

常見搭配
  • ripe papaya
  • fresh papaya
  • papaya tree
  • papaya seeds
  • green papaya
  • papaya salad

文法句型

papaya as countable noun

用法筆記

Also called 'pawpaw' in some parts of the world, particularly the Caribbean and Australia. However, 'pawpaw' can also refer to a different fruit (Asimina triloba) native to North America.

常見錯誤

I bought two papaya at the market.
I bought two papayas at the market.
Papaya is a countable noun, so it takes a plural form when referring to more than one fruit.