probiotic
probiotic — 形容詞
- probioticpositive
- more probioticcomparative
- most probioticsuperlative
1. used for food, drinks, or treatments that provide helpful bacteria or support th
益生菌的
含有好菌或幫助好菌生長的
used for food, drinks, or treatments that provide helpful bacteria or support them in the body
Trang buys probiotic yogurt after her doctor warns her about stomach trouble.
Trang 在醫師提醒她注意胃部問題後，開始買益生菌優格。
probiotic + yogurt in a health context
The label says this probiotic drink should be kept in the fridge.
標籤上寫著這款益生菌飲品應該冷藏保存。
probiotic + drink on a product label
Bilal packed probiotic capsules before the long flight to Toronto.
Bilal 在飛往 Toronto 的長途班機前，先把益生菌膠囊放進行李。
The clinic now recommends probiotic foods after some antibiotic treatments.
這家診所現在會在某些抗生素療程後建議吃益生菌食品。
- beneficial
broader and can describe anything helpful, not specifically bacteria-related products
- gut-friendly
more informal and mainly used in health marketing language
文法句型
probiotic yogurt
a probiotic drink
probiotic capsules
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun such as yogurt, drink, capsule, or food. It is common in health, food, and medical advice rather than in casual everyday talk.
常見錯誤
probiotic — 名詞
- probioticsingular
- probioticsplural
1. something you eat, drink, or take as a supplement to add useful bacteria to your
益生產品
可補充好菌的食品或保健品
something you eat, drink, or take as a supplement to add useful bacteria to your gut or help them grow there
Ezra started taking a probiotic after a week of strong antibiotics.
Ezra 在吃了一週強效抗生素後，開始補充益生產品。
take a probiotic after antibiotics
My aunt keeps a probiotic in her bag for work trips.
我阿姨出差時，包包裡都會放一份益生產品。
The pharmacist suggested a probiotic with breakfast every morning.
藥師建議他每天早餐時補充一種益生產品。
Heloisa bought a children's probiotic at the airport pharmacy.
Heloisa 在機場藥局買了一款兒童益生產品。
- supplement
broader and can include vitamins or minerals, not only products with helpful bacteria
- capsule
only names one form of probiotic product, not the whole category
文法句型
take a probiotic
buy a probiotic
a daily probiotic
用法筆記
In ordinary conversation, this usually means a product you buy or take, not the bacteria itself. It often appears with verbs like take, buy, start, or recommend.
常見錯誤
2. a living microorganism that can improve the balance of bacteria in your digestiv
益生菌
食用後可幫助腸道菌相的活微生物
a living microorganism that can improve the balance of bacteria in your digestive system when you eat it
Researchers tested whether the probiotic could survive the heat of shipping.
研究人員測試這種益生菌在運送高溫下是否還能存活。
a probiotic as a tested microorganism
Min studied a probiotic that grows well in warm milk.
Min 研究一種在溫熱牛奶裡生長良好的益生菌。
The team chose one probiotic for the trial because it reached the gut alive.
團隊為了試驗選了一種益生菌，因為它能活著到達腸道。
At the lab, Yael compared the new probiotic with two older strains.
在實驗室裡，Yael 把這種新益生菌和兩種較早的菌株做比較。
- microorganism
much broader and includes many tiny living things that are not beneficial probiotics
- bacterium
more neutral and can refer to harmful or harmless bacteria, not only beneficial ones
- strain
used when a particular laboratory or commercial type is being discussed
文法句型
a probiotic survives
this probiotic reaches the gut
the probiotic grows in milk
用法筆記
This scientific sense talks about the organism itself rather than the product a person buys. It is more common in research, food science, and medical writing.