appetizing
adjective /ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/
/ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/
(British English also appetising)
- (of food, etc.
食物等 开胃的；引起食欲的；使渴的 - the appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon
炸得咝咝作响、热气腾腾的腊肉那令人胃口大开的香气。 - The meals he cooked were always nourishing but never particularly appetizing.
他做的饭总是很有营养，但向来不怎么好吃。
Collocations DictionaryAppetizing is used with these nouns:- aroma
- meal
词源mid 17th cent.: from French appétissant, irregular formation from appétit from Latin appetitus ‘desire for’, from appetere ‘seek after’, from ad- ‘to’ + petere ‘seek’. - the appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon