Meal

  • 指「食物本身」(不可數) → 用 food
  • 指「一頓飯 / 某一餐」(可數,有次數) → 用 meal / meals

food 是不可數名詞,泛指「食物」這項物質(例如:蘋果、雞肉、米飯)。

meal 代表的是「一整頓飯 / 一餐」這個完整概念,而不是指「單一的食物」。

meal 是可數名詞,代表的是「包含時間、場合、甚至多樣食物組合起來的一頓飯」(例如:早餐 breakfast、午餐 lunch、晚餐 dinner)。

  • She eats two meals every day. (她每天吃兩頓飯/兩餐。 → 強調吃飯的次數/單位)
  • ❌ She eats two foods every day.
  • How much does a meal at this restaurant cost?(這家餐廳吃一頓飯大概要花多少錢?)
  • breakfast, lunch, and dinner are three meals.(早、午、晚餐是三頓飯。)
  • I skip a meal when I’m busy.(我忙的時候會跳過一餐不吃。)
  • Thank you for the delicious meal!(謝謝你準備這頓美味的餐點/一桌菜!)
  • Happy Meal(麥當勞的「快樂兒童」)
  • She only eat two meals every day.她每天只吃兩餐。

各類餐點

  • Set meal(套餐)
    • Today’s set meal includes soup, a main course, and coffee.(今天的套餐包含湯、主餐和咖啡。)
  • Special(特餐)
    • Today’s special(今日特餐)
    • I’ll have the lunch special, please.(我要一份午餐特餐。)

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