yam
yam — 名詞
- yamsingular
- yamsplural
1. a long, starchy root that grows underground from a climbing tropical plant; peop
山藥
熱帶藤本植物的長條狀澱粉地下根
a long, starchy root that grows underground from a climbing tropical plant; people in many warm countries boil, fry, or pound it as a main food.
Hassan bought three large yams at the market in Lagos for tonight's stew.
Hassan 在拉哥斯市場買了三條大山藥，準備今晚煮燉菜。
countable: a yam / three yams
In many West African villages, pounded yam is served with hot pepper soup.
在許多西非村落，搗碎的山藥會配上辣味胡椒湯一起吃。
collocation: pounded yam
The farmer Rohan dug up the yams carefully so the long roots would not break.
農夫 Rohan 小心地挖出山藥，免得長長的根折斷。
Yams grow on climbing vines and can reach more than a meter long underground.
山藥生長在攀緣的藤蔓上，地下的根可以超過一公尺長。
Beatriz peeled the rough brown skin off the yam before slicing it for the pot.
Beatriz 把山藥粗糙的褐色外皮削掉，再切片下鍋。
- Dioscorea
scientific genus name; technical, not used in everyday speech
文法句型
a yam / yams (countable)
boiled yam (uncountable food noun)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: in West African, Caribbean, and British English, 'yam' refers to this Dioscorea root with rough brown skin and white or pale flesh; sense 2 is a North American usage applied to a different plant.
常見錯誤
2. in casual American usage, the orange-fleshed kind of sweet potato — soft, sweet,
橙肉番薯
美式用語，指橙色果肉的番薯
in casual American usage, the orange-fleshed kind of sweet potato — soft, sweet, and slightly sticky after baking or roasting.
Christopher bakes candied yams with brown sugar and butter every Thanksgiving.
Christopher 每年感恩節都會用紅糖和奶油烤糖蜜橙肉番薯。
collocation: candied yams (US holiday dish)
At the supermarket in Atlanta, the orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are simply labeled 'yams.'
在亞特蘭大的超市裡，橙色果肉的番薯直接被標示為「yams」。
informal American labeling
Tamar mashed the yams with a little maple syrup and a pinch of cinnamon.
Tamar 把橙肉番薯搗成泥，加一點楓糖漿和一撮肉桂粉。
Roasted yams turn soft and sweet, making them a popular side dish at family dinners.
烤過的橙肉番薯變得鬆軟香甜，是家庭聚餐常見的配菜。
Yuki was surprised to learn that American yams are not the same plant as African yams.
Yuki 很驚訝地發現美國的「yam」其實和非洲的山藥不是同一種植物。
- sweet potato
the standard name everywhere outside the US; refers to the same vegetable
- candied yam
the cooked dish, not a separate plant
文法句型
mainly North American usage
用法筆記
This is a North American naming habit only — botanically these are sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas), unrelated to true yams in sense 1. Outside the US, calling a sweet potato 'yam' will usually confuse people.