nutrient
nutrient — 名詞
1. A chemical or natural substance found in food that a living thing uses to stay a
營養素
生物維持生命所需的物質
A chemical or natural substance found in food that a living thing uses to stay alive, grow, and stay healthy.
Fruits and vegetables contain many important nutrients that help our bodies stay strong.
水果和蔬菜含有多種重要的營養素，能幫助我們的身體保持強健。
often plural: nutrients
The soil in this area lacks the main nutrient needed for rice to grow well.
這片地區的土壤缺乏稻米生長所需的主要營養素。
nutrient + needed for + [purpose]
Shirin checked the label to see which nutrients were in the breakfast cereal.
Shirin 查看了標籤，想知道早餐穀片中包含了哪些營養素。
Without enough nutrients, young children may not grow at a healthy rate.
如果營養素攝取不足，幼兒的生長速度可能無法維持在健康水準。
Hari added compost to the garden to put more nutrients back into the earth.
Hari 在花園裡添加堆肥，讓土壤恢復更多的養分。
- nourishment
more about the overall substance that sustains life rather than a specific chemical component
- food
everyday term; less scientific and more general in meaning
- mineral
refers specifically to inorganic nutrients such as iron or calcium found in soil and water
用法筆記
When speaking about food and diet in general, the plural form 'nutrients' is far more common than the singular. Use the singular only when naming one specific substance, such as 'a key nutrient' or 'the main nutrient in milk'.
常見錯誤
nutrient — 形容詞
1. Relating to the substances in food that help a living thing stay healthy and gro
營養的
提供養分的；營養相關的
Relating to the substances in food that help a living thing stay healthy and grow; used to describe how much nourishment a food or other material contains.
The doctor said that white rice has low nutrient value compared to whole grains.
醫生說，白米比起全穀類的營養價值較低。
collocation: nutrient value
This food is highly processed and has very little nutrient content left.
這種食品經過高度加工，所剩的營養成分已經非常少。
collocation: nutrient content
Noa chose a breakfast bar labeled 'nutrient-rich' for her morning run.
Noa 在晨跑前選了一條標示「營養豐富」的早餐棒。
Some plants grow better in soil with a high nutrient level.
有些植物在養分含量高的土壤中長得更好。
Élise always buys bread with a high nutrient score at the supermarket.
Élise 在超市總是買營養評分高的麵包。
- nutritional
very similar; 'nutritional' leans slightly toward overall dietary quality, while 'nutrient' focuses on specific substances
- nourishing
emphasises the effect of making you healthy rather than the chemical composition of the food
文法句型
nutrient + [noun]
用法筆記
The adjective form is almost always used before a noun (attributive position). It is not used after linking verbs such as 'be' or 'seem' — instead, use 'nutritious' in those positions: 'This soup is nutritious' (not 'This soup is nutrient').