/spaɪst/
加了香料的;用香料调味的。形容词(也是动词 spice 的过去分词),指在食物或饮品中加入香料以增添风味,也可比喻为"增添趣味"。
This tea is spiced with cinnamon and cloves.
这杯茶加了肉桂和丁香调味。
The author spiced her narrative with vivid descriptions of exotic markets, making readers feel as though they were wandering through the streets of Marrakech.
作者在叙述中融入了对异国市场的生动描写,让读者仿佛置身于马拉喀什的街头。
spiced 源自名词 spice,而 spice 来自古法语 espice,最终追溯到拉丁语 species,原意为"种类、货物",后来在中世纪特指从东方贸易而来的珍贵调味品。中世纪香料贸易极为繁盛,香料曾是非常昂贵的商品,因此 spice 一词也带有"珍贵、丰富"的隐含意味。加上过去分词后缀 -ed,构成形容词 spiced,表示"经过香料调味的"。