moist

moist — adjective

1. containing a small amount of liquid spread evenly through a substance, making it

1.形容詞B1
釋義

containing a small amount of liquid spread evenly through a substance, making it feel soft, fresh, or pleasantly damp — for example, a well-baked cake, soil that is good for plants, or skin that has been cared for with lotion.

例句

Soraya's chocolate cake was perfectly moist and rich.

collocation: moist cake / moist soil

The soil in Devika's garden stayed moist long after the rain stopped.

predicative use: stayed + moist

同義詞
  • damp

    slightly wet, but often in an unpleasant way ('a damp cloth left in a heap')

  • humid

    specifically describes warm, moist air or climate, not food or skin

  • soggy

    unpleasantly wet and soft, especially of food that has lost its crispness

反義詞
  • dry

    having no or very little water or liquid

文法句型

moist + noun (attributive)

be + moist (predicative)

用法筆記

Moist is generally positive, describing things that are pleasantly slightly wet. For an unpleasant or unwanted level of wetness, use damp or clammy instead — for example, 'a damp basement' or 'clammy hands'.

常見錯誤

❌The towel was moist after the swim.
✅The towel was wet after the swim.
💡Moist is for a pleasant or desirable level of wetness; wet is the general term for any amount of water.
❌Taiwan is very moist in summer.
✅Taiwan is very humid in summer.
💡Humid is the correct word for describing air or weather with high moisture content.