Fruit salad - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：fruit salad (Fruit salad)

Fruit salad 🔊

/fruːt ˈsæləd/

A dish made by mixing different types of chopped fruits together, often served as a dessert or healthy snack.

fruit salad 🔊

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/fruːt ˈsæləd/

A dish consisting of various chopped fruits mixed together, commonly eaten as a dessert or healthy snack.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Fruit (< Latin 'fructus') + salad (< Latin 'salata' 'salted').

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a rainbow of chopped fruits in a bowl – that's a fruit salad!

📖 Example

For a quick and healthy snack, she prepared a fruit salad with apples, berries, and a squeeze of lemon. 🔊 For a quick and healthy snack, she prepared a fruit salad with apples, berries, and a squeeze of lemon.

🔗 Collocations

tropical fruit salad – tropical fruit salad

fruit salad dressing – fruit salad dressing

fresh fruit salad – fresh fruit salad

🔄 Synonyms

fruit bowl (n.) – A bowl of mixed fruits, similar to fruit salad but often less chopped.

fruit medley (n.) – A mixture of different fruits, often served as a dessert.

📖 Cultural Story

Salad derives from Latin 'sal' (salt), as ancient Romans salted vegetables. 'Fruit salad' emerged in the 19th century, often served with cream or yogurt.