truffle

IPA/ˈtrʌfl/
KK[trˈʌfəl]IPA/ˈtrʌfl/

truffle — 名詞

  • trufflesingular
  • trufflesplural

1. A small, round candy made with chocolate, cream, and butter. Truffles have a sof

1.名詞B1
釋義

松露巧克力

圓形軟心巧克力糖

A small, round candy made with chocolate, cream, and butter. Truffles have a soft, smooth center and are often coated in cocoa powder, nuts, or a hard chocolate shell.

例句

Lien received a box of dark chocolate truffles as a birthday gift from her cousin.

Lien 收到一盒黑松露巧克力，是她表妹送的生日禮物。

box of chocolate truffles — typical packaging collocation

These handmade truffles have a soft ganache center and are dusted with cocoa powder.

這些手工松露巧克力內餡柔軟，外層撒了一層可可粉。

常見搭配
  • chocolate truffle
  • dark chocolate truffle
  • handmade truffle
  • truffle box
  • truffle assortment
同義詞
  • bonbon

    a French term for any small filled chocolate, less common in everyday English

  • chocolate candy

    a much broader category — all truffles are chocolate candies but most chocolate candies are not truffles

  • praline

    in some regions this refers to a nut-based chocolate; in others it overlaps with truffle — usage varies by country

反義詞
  • chocolate bar

    a solid, flat piece of chocolate, the opposite in shape and texture

文法句型

[adjective] + truffle (e.g. dark chocolate truffle, handmade truffle)

truffle + noun (e.g. truffle box, truffle assortment)

用法筆記

The chocolate truffle is named after the fungus truffle (sense 2) because of their visual similarity — it does not contain truffle as an ingredient.

常見錯誤

This chocolate truffle contains pieces of real truffle fungus.
This chocolate truffle is made with chocolate, cream, and butter.
Chocolate truffles are named for their round shape, not because they contain the fungus.
I bought a box of truffle for the party.
I bought a box of truffles for the party.
Truffle as a candy is a countable noun and is usually used in the plural.

2. A fungus that develops underground near the roots of certain trees. Because truf

2.名詞B2
釋義

松露

昂貴的地下食用真菌

A fungus that develops underground near the roots of certain trees. Because truffles are very rare and have a powerful, earthy aroma, top chefs pay extremely high prices for them.

例句

The chef shaved fresh black truffles over Nora's pasta as the diners watched.

主廚在 Nora 的義大利麵上刨上新鮮黑松露，用餐的客人都看著。

shave + truffle + over + food — typical preparation verb

Rohan trained his dog to find truffles buried beneath the oak trees on his farm.

Rohan 訓練他的狗在自家農場的橡樹下尋找埋藏的松露。

find truffles buried under [trees] — how truffles are harvested

常見搭配
  • black truffle
  • white truffle
  • truffle oil
  • truffle salt
  • truffle hunting
  • fresh truffle
  • truffle shaver
同義詞
  • fungus

    a much broader category — all truffles are fungi, but most fungi are not edible truffles

  • delicacy

    refers to the truffle's status as a rare, luxury food, not its biological classification

文法句型

truffle + noun (e.g. truffle oil, truffle salt, truffle hunter)

adjective + truffle (e.g. black truffle, white truffle, fresh truffle)

用法筆記

Real truffles are a fungus, not a vegetable or a mushroom. Many products labeled 'truffle oil' or 'truffle salt' contain synthetic flavoring rather than actual truffle.

常見錯誤

I bought fresh truffles from the mushroom aisle at the supermarket.
I ordered fresh truffles from a specialty food importer.
Truffles are far rarer and more expensive than common mushrooms and require a specialist source.
This truffle oil is made from real truffles.
This truffle oil contains natural truffle flavoring.
Most truffle oils use synthetic aroma compounds, not real truffle pieces.

同根字

  • truffled
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • box of truffles
  • piece of truffle

介系詞搭配

  • truffle with [ingredient] (works in both senses: truffle with pasta / truffle with raspberry)