tempura

IPA/temˈpʊərə/
IPA/temˈpʊrə/

tempura — 名詞

1. a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that are coated in a light, airy batter

1.名詞B1
釋義

天婦羅

海鮮或蔬菜裹上薄麵衣油炸的日式料理

a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that are coated in a light, airy batter and quickly deep-fried until crisp and golden

例句

Wei ordered shrimp tempura with a bowl of warm dipping sauce.

Wei 點了一份炸蝦天婦羅,配上一碗溫熱的沾醬。

collocation: shrimp tempura

The restaurant serves crispy tempura made with fresh sweet potato slices.

餐廳供應酥脆的天婦羅,用的是新鮮地瓜切片。

同義詞
  • fritter

    a more general term for battered and fried food, not specifically Japanese

用法筆記

Usually uncountable ('a plate of tempura'), but countable when ordering individual portions ('two prawn tempuras, please').

常見錯誤

I ordered vegetable tempera.
I ordered vegetable tempura.
💡'tempera' is a type of paint, not a food.