espresso

espresso 指用高压热水快速萃取出的浓缩咖啡，也可指以这种咖啡为原料调制的饮品。

💡 记忆钩子

把 espresso 想成一小杯被压力“挤”出来的浓咖啡：最基本的是这种浓缩咖啡本身；再往外延伸，就是加入它调制成的其他咖啡饮品。

📝 学习建议

先记住它的核心义“浓缩咖啡”，再理解“含有浓缩咖啡的饮品”这一延伸义。
不要把 espresso 直接理解成普通的黑咖啡；它强调的是高压萃取和味道浓缩。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 浓缩咖啡

📖 指把热水在压力下快速通过细磨咖啡粉，萃取出的少量浓而强的咖啡；它是许多其他咖啡饮品的基础。

💡 常用“a shot of espresso”表示“一份浓缩咖啡”，点单时也可说“an espresso”。“espresso”既能指一杯具体的浓缩咖啡，也能作不可数名词指这种咖啡类型。不要把它和普通滴滤咖啡混为一谈。

countable uncountable

I ordered a shot of espresso after lunch.

午饭后我点了一份浓缩咖啡。

This espresso has a rich, intense flavor.

这杯浓缩咖啡味道浓郁而强烈。
common 含浓缩咖啡的饮品

📖 指把浓缩咖啡作为成分加入牛奶、冰块或其他材料后调成的饮品；这里强调的是整杯饮料，而不只是其中的浓缩咖啡。

💡 常用“an espresso with milk”或“an espresso-based drink”说明这类饮品的组成。这个意思在咖啡店语境中很常见，但具体饮品通常还会直接用自己的名称来称呼。看到复数形式时，可能是在泛指不同种类或不同杯数的相关饮品。

countable uncountable

The café serves several cold espressos with milk and ice.

这家咖啡馆供应几种加牛奶和冰块的冷饮咖啡。

espressos plural espressi plural

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 1 组

strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans

同义词集: espresso

上位: coffee, java 下位: caffe latte, latte

🌳 词源

英语借自意大利语 espresso，源头与“压出、挤出”有关，指咖啡在压力下被萃取出来。

Borrowed from Italian espresso, from caffè espresso (“pressed-out coffee”), form of esprimere (“to press out”), from Latin exprimere, from ex- (“out”) + primere (“to press”). Some sources derive the term from "expressly" ("individually, directly") made for the customer, or from the Italian espresso ("fast"), as in the English word express ("fast"), although these explanations are not widely accepted. The original term for modern espresso (coffee extracted under pressure) was cream coffee, from Italian caffè crema (variant: crema caffè), due to the crema, and appeared on early Gaggia machines, but this term is no longer used.

🔄 变式

espressi plural espressos plural

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