spaghetti

spaghetti — noun

1. a kind of thin, stick-shaped pasta that turns soft and bendable after being boil

1.名詞A1
釋義

a kind of thin, stick-shaped pasta that turns soft and bendable after being boiled in water, usually served with a sauce on top

例句

Liam cooked spaghetti for his family on Sunday evening.

uncountable: 'some spaghetti' / 'a plate of spaghetti'

A bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce is Léa's favourite dinner.

collocation: bowl of spaghetti

同義詞
  • pasta

    much broader category; spaghetti is one type of pasta, while 'pasta' covers all shapes (penne, fusilli, macaroni, etc.)

  • noodles

    less specific and usually refers to East Asian wheat or rice noodles, not Italian pasta

用法筆記

Spaghetti is an uncountable noun in English — you cannot say 'a spaghetti' or 'two spaghettis.' Instead, use 'some spaghetti,' 'a plate of spaghetti,' or 'a portion of spaghetti.' It is a specific type of pasta, distinct from wider flat shapes such as fettuccine or tagliatelle.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a spaghetti for lunch.
✅I ate some spaghetti for lunch.
💡spaghetti is uncountable and cannot take the indefinite article 'a.'