taster
taster — 名詞
1. a person who tries food or drink professionally to assess its quality, especiall
品嚐師
以品嚐方式檢驗食物或飲料品質的專業人員
a person who tries food or drink professionally to assess its quality, especially in the wine, tea, coffee, or chocolate industries
The winery hired a professional taster to check the quality of each new batch.
那間酒莊聘請了一位專業品嚐師，檢查每一批新酒的品質。
compound noun: professional taster / wine taster
A tea taster can identify a tea's growing region just by the flavour.
一位茶葉品嚐師只憑味道就能分辨出茶葉的產區。
Élise trained for two years before she became a chocolate taster for a large company.
Élise 訓練了兩年，才成為一家大公司的巧克力品嚐師。
The coffee taster took a small sip and immediately knew the beans were over-roasted.
那位咖啡品嚐師喝了一小口，立刻就知道咖啡豆烤過頭了。
Omar works as a wine taster and visits different vineyards around the world every month.
Omar 是一名葡萄酒品嚐師，每個月都會造訪世界各地的不同酒莊。
- sampler
less common and more general; can refer to a person or a product sample
- connoisseur
implies expert knowledge and appreciation, not necessarily a paid tasting job
用法筆記
Can be combined with a product name to form compound nouns such as wine taster, tea taster, coffee taster, or chocolate taster.
常見錯誤
2. a small sample or brief experience that gives you an idea of what the complete t
體驗；試用
少量或短暫體驗，讓人了解全貌
a small sample or brief experience that gives you an idea of what the complete thing is like, often designed to encourage you to get the full version
The university offers a taster course for students who are thinking of studying law.
這所大學為正在考慮攻讀法律的學生開設了一門體驗課程。
compound noun: taster course
Romi took a pottery taster session to see if she liked working with clay.
Romi 上了一堂陶藝體驗課，看看自己是否喜歡捏陶。
This short video is just a taster of what the full documentary series will cover.
這段短片只是完整紀錄片系列的一個預覽。
The taster menu at the restaurant lets you try six small dishes in one evening.
這家餐廳的嚐鮮套餐讓你能在一晚內試吃六道小菜。
Lara bought a taster pack of four craft beers to share with friends at home.
Lara 買了一組四種精釀啤酒的試飲包，在家跟朋友一起喝。
文法句型
a taster of [something]
用法筆記
Often used before a noun to form compound nouns: taster course, taster session, taster menu, taster pack. The pattern 'a taster of + noun phrase' is also common.