flavoured

flavoured — adjective

1. describes food or drink made with a named ingredient that gives it its taste, fo

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes food or drink made with a named ingredient that gives it its taste, for example chocolate flavour in a cake or lemon flavour in a candy

例句

Asher bought a box of strawberry-flavoured macarons from the bakery near the station.

compound adjective: [ingredient]-flavoured + noun

The cafe serves a popular vanilla-flavoured iced latte during the summer months.

同義詞
  • infused

    suggests the flavour has been steeped into the food, e.g. 'herb-infused oil'; less common in everyday speech than '[ingredient]-flavoured'

文法句型

[ingredient]-flavoured + noun

be + [ingredient]-flavoured

用法筆記

In this sense, 'flavoured' is almost always joined to the name of the ingredient with a hyphen. You cannot simply say 'a flavoured cake' to mean 'a strawberry-flavoured cake' — the ingredient must be named.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a flavoured cake' (when you mean strawberry-flavoured).
✅I bought a strawberry-flavoured cake.
💡Sense 1 requires naming the specific ingredient before 'flavoured'.

2. describes food or drink that has an extra taste added during preparation, rather

2.形容詞B1
釋義

describes food or drink that has an extra taste added during preparation, rather than being in its plain or natural state

例句

The children prefer flavoured yogurt over the plain kind for their lunch boxes.

attributive: flavoured + noun, contrasting with 'plain'

Ife bought a bottle of flavoured sparkling water instead of still water.

同義詞
  • seasoned

    used for savoury food with added salt, herbs or spices; not used for sweet items

  • spiced

    specifically means spices like cinnamon or nutmeg have been added

  • infused

    suggests the flavour was steeped into the food; more common in cooking contexts

反義詞
  • plain

    the most common opposite, used for yogurt, rice cakes, and other foods without added flavour

  • natural

    used on product labels to mean no artificial flavours added

  • unflavoured

    the direct negative; less common in everyday speech than 'plain'

文法句型

flavoured + noun

be + flavoured

be + flavoured with + ingredient

用法筆記

This sense contrasts with 'plain' or 'natural'. In supermarkets, 'flavoured' means the manufacturer added an extra taste — artificial or natural — so the product is not in its original plain form.

常見錯誤

❌This cake is very flavoured' (to mean it tastes strong).
✅This cake is very flavourful.
💡'flavoured' means extra taste was added; 'flavourful' means the taste is strong and pleasant.
❌I like flavoured strawberry yogurt' (when strawberry is the flavour type).
✅I like strawberry-flavoured yogurt.
💡Use Sense 1 (hyphenated compound) when naming the specific ingredient.