palateとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæl.ət/
• 韻: -ælət

名詞

palate (複数形 palates)

1. (anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

   Synonym: uraniscus

   Hyponyms: hard palate, soft palate

   1. (zoology) A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analagous to the palate of vertebrates. [from 20th c.]
   2. (entomology, rare) The hypopharynx of an insect. [from 19th c.]
   3. (botany) A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon. [from 18th c.]
   4. (cooking, historical) The palate of an animal, as an item of food. [from 17th c.]
      • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, page 332:

        I remember, when he was in Scotland, his praising ‘Gordon's palates’ (a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's) with a warmth of expression which might have done for honour to more important subjects.

2. (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]
   • 1733-1738, Alexander Pope, Imitations of Horace:

     Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests.

3. (figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something. [from 15th c.]
   • 1656, Thomas Baker, he Wicked Mans Plot Defeated

     entertain the palates of Nobles

4. Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks. [from 20th c.]

派生語

• palatal (adjective)

関連する語

• palatine (adjective)

動詞

palate (三人称単数 現在形 palates, 現在分詞 palating, 過去形および過去分詞形 palated)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To relish; to find palatable.

   Synonym: stomach

   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene i]:

     Not palating the taste of her dishonour

   • 2013 October 10, Adam Mann, “Number Crunching Shows Old Movies Are More Creative Than New Ones”, in WIRED‎^[1]:

     "If it’s way out there, it’s hard to palate," said Sreenivasan.