savoury

savoury
( savory)
adjective
  1. (of food) belonging to the category which is salty or spicy rather than sweet
    (食物)咸味的,辛辣的
  2. [usu. with negative]morally wholesome or acceptable
    道德高尚的,道德允许的
    everyone knew it was a front for less savoury operations.
    人人都知道这是一个专干不良勾当的掩护所。
(pl. -ies)
  1. (chiefly Brit.)a savoury snack
    (主英)(餐后的咸味)助消化菜
派生
savourily
adverb
savouriness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'pleasing to the sense of taste or smell'): from Old French savoure 'tasty, fragrant', based on Latin sapor 'taste'
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