English Dictionary

vegetable

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəl/

名詞

軽蔑的 比喩的用法

Any plant. / A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.

日本語の意味

野菜：葉、根、果実、花など、食用部分を持つ植物。ただし、料理で果物、穀物、ハーブ、香辛料として扱われるものは除く

She added a fresh vegetable to the soup to boost its flavor.

彼女は風味を引き立てるためにスープに新鮮な野菜を加えた。

意味（1）

Any plant.

That he might ascertain whether any of the cloths of ancient Egypt were made of hemp, M. Dutrochet has examined with the microscope the weavable filaments of this last vegetable.

意味（2）

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.

意味（3）

The edible part of such a plant.

意味（4）

(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

vegetables （ plural ）