pastille

IPA/ˈpæstəl/
IPA/pæˈstiːl/

pastille — 名詞

  • pastillesingular
  • pastillesplural

1. a disc-shaped sweet or medicated tablet that dissolves slowly when held in the m

1.名詞B2
釋義

喉糖；含片

含於口中慢慢溶解的甜味藥片或糖果

a disc-shaped sweet or medicated tablet that dissolves slowly when held in the mouth, commonly used to soothe a sore throat or to freshen breath

例句

Yuki offered a blackcurrant pastille to her colleague during the coffee break.

Yuki 在咖啡休息時間，遞給同事一顆黑加侖喉糖。

collocation: offer + pastille for sharing

The pharmacist handed Amara a small box of throat pastilles for her cough.

藥劑師遞給 Amara 一小盒喉糖來緩解她的咳嗽。

collocation: throat pastilles for medicinal use

常見搭配
  • throat pastille
  • mint pastille
  • fruit pastille
  • medicated pastille
  • suck a pastille
  • blackcurrant pastille
同義詞
  • lozenge

    more clinical; typically diamond-shaped and always medicated for the throat

  • drop

    preferred in American English for medicated throat sweets (e.g. 'cough drop')

  • tablet

    broader term for any solid dose of medicine; does not imply dissolving in the mouth

用法筆記

More common in British English than American English. In the UK, 'fruit pastilles' is also a well-known brand of chewy fruit sweet, distinct from the dissolvable kind described here. For purely medicinal throat remedies, 'lozenge' is the more clinical alternative.

常見錯誤

She bought pastels for her sore throat at the pharmacy.
She bought pastilles for her sore throat at the pharmacy.
'pastel' means a pale colour or an art medium, not a medicated sweet.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • throat pastille
  • fruit pastille
  • mint pastille
  • medicated pastille

常用片語

  • suck a pastille
  • pop a pastille into (one's) mouth

介系詞搭配

  • pastille for