turmeric
turmeric — 名詞
1. A vivid yellow culinary spice produced by drying and grinding the root of a trop
薑黃粉
將根莖乾燥研磨而成的黃色香料
A vivid yellow culinary spice produced by drying and grinding the root of a tropical Asian plant, valued for the warm colour and subtle earthy flavour it adds to food, particularly curries.
Ananya added half a teaspoon of turmeric to the lentil soup for colour.
Ananya 在扁豆湯裡加了半茶匙的薑黃粉來提色。
uncountable; used as a colouring agent
The recipe calls for ground turmeric mixed with yogurt and cumin seeds.
食譜要求用薑黃粉混合優格和孜然籽。
Rub the chicken pieces with turmeric, garlic, and salt before grilling them.
燒烤前，用薑黃粉、大蒜和鹽塗抹雞肉塊。
Turmeric gives a warm yellow colour to rice dishes and creamy soups.
薑黃粉能讓米飯料理和奶油濃湯呈現溫暖的黃色。
- curry powder
a blend of several spices including turmeric; broader in flavour and not identical
用法筆記
Turmeric is an uncountable noun in this sense. You cannot say 'two turmerics' — use 'two teaspoons of turmeric' or 'a pinch of turmeric'.
常見錯誤
2. A tall tropical plant with large leaves and pale yellow flowers, which belongs t
薑黃
熱帶亞洲的薑科植物，根莖可製香料
A tall tropical plant with large leaves and pale yellow flowers, which belongs to the ginger family. Its underground stem is dried and ground to make the spice turmeric.
The turmeric plant grows best in hot and rainy parts of southern India.
薑黃這種植物最適合在印度南部炎熱多雨的地區生長。
growing conditions for turmeric plants
Farmers dig up the turmeric roots by hand when the leaves turn yellow.
當葉子變黃時，農民會用手挖出薑黃的根莖。
We saw fields of turmeric plants with large green leaves near the village.
我們在村莊附近看到了一片片葉子寬大翠綠的薑黃田。
The turmeric plant's underground stem is dried and ground into a bright yellow powder.
薑黃的地下莖經過乾燥後被磨成亮黃色粉末。
- Curcuma longa
the scientific name for the turmeric plant, used in botanical or medical contexts
用法筆記
When talking about the live plant, turmeric is a countable noun ('a turmeric plant', 'turmeric plants'). This is different from sense 1, where turmeric is uncountable.