指令人愉悅的、通常來自食物、飲料或植物的氣味或香味。
食物/飲料的香氣
EN: the pleasant smell of food or drink
翻譯: 食物或飲料令人愉悅的氣味
咖啡/葡萄酒的風味特徵
EN: the distinctive smell of coffee or wine, often indicating quality
翻譯: 咖啡或葡萄酒的獨特氣味，常代表其品質
植物的芳香
EN: a pleasant, often spicy or sweet, smell from plants
翻譯: 植物散發的令人愉悅的氣味，常帶有香料或甜味
引申：氛圍或特質
EN: a distinctive but intangible quality or atmosphere
翻譯: 一種獨特但難以捉摸的品質或氛圍
小提醒：「aroma」通常指「好聞的香味」，而「smell」或「odor」則為中性詞，可指任何氣味（包括難聞的）。
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Real-life Examples of "Aroma" from YouTube Videos
Luca Turin: The science of scent
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“Now, coumarin is a very common thing, a material in fragrance which is derived from a bean that comes from South America, And it is the classic synthetic aroma chemical.”
1. a pleasant, distinctive smell, especially from food, drink, or plants
（尤指食物、飲料或植物的）芳香，香氣
The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.
剛出爐麵包的香氣充滿了廚房。
She loves the rich aroma of coffee in the morning.
她喜歡早晨咖啡濃郁的香氣。
The garden was filled with the sweet aroma of blooming flowers.
花園裡充滿了盛開花朵的甜美芳香。
2. a subtle, pervasive quality or atmosphere associated with something
（與某事物相關的）微妙特質，氛圍
The old bookstore had the aroma of history and wisdom.
那間老書店散發著歷史與智慧的氛圍。
There's an aroma of success around the new startup company.
這家新創公司周圍瀰漫著成功的氣息。
3. the distinctive, complex smell of a wine or coffee, considered as part of its quality
（葡萄酒或咖啡的）獨特香氣，香韻（作為品質的一部分）
The wine critic described the wine's aroma as having notes of blackberry and oak.
葡萄酒評論家形容這款酒的香韻帶有黑莓和橡木的氣息。
A good barista can identify the aroma profile of different coffee beans.
一位優秀的咖啡師能辨識不同咖啡豆的香氣特徵。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| aroma + of + [noun] | ...的香氣 | The aroma of fresh coffee filled the kitchen. (新鮮咖啡的香氣充滿了廚房。) |
| [adjective] + aroma | ...的香氣 | It has a pleasant aroma. (它有一種宜人的香氣。) |
| release/give off + an aroma | 散發出香氣 | The flowers give off a sweet aroma. (這些花朵散發出甜美的香氣。) |
| fill the air/room with + an aroma | 使空氣/房間充滿香氣 | The baking bread filled the house with a wonderful aroma. (正在烘烤的麵包讓整間屋子充滿美妙的香氣。) |
| detect/catch + an aroma | 聞到/察覺到香氣 | I caught the aroma of garlic from the next apartment. (我聞到從隔壁公寓傳來的蒜香味。) |
對比範例： EN: The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen. 翻譯: 剛出爐麵包的香氣充滿了廚房。
EN:There was a strange smell coming from the old drain.
翻譯:從舊排水管傳來一股怪味。
EN:The aroma of the spices made the dish very inviting.
翻譯:香料的香氣讓這道菜非常誘人。
EN:The scent of roses lingered in the air after the rain.
翻譯:雨後空氣中飄散著玫瑰的淡香。
描述食物、飲料或植物等令人愉悅的氣味時，使用 aroma 最為精確。
aroma vs smell
「aroma」通常指令人愉悅的香氣，特別是食物、飲料或植物的香味；而「smell」是中性詞，泛指任何氣味，好壞皆可。
aroma vs fragrance
「aroma」多指食物、飲品或自然物的香氣；「fragrance」則更常指人工調製的、精緻的香味，如香水、化妝品或洗滌用品的香味。
aroma vs odor
「aroma」指好聞的、吸引人的香氣；「odor」則通常指難聞的、令人不快的氣味，帶有負面含義。
當重複或引述他人對氣味的描述時，常用 "aroma" 來保持對話的流暢性。 EN: So you're saying the aroma of the coffee was what drew you in? 翻譯: 所以你是說，那咖啡的香氣是吸引你進來的關鍵？
EN:He kept talking about the amazing aroma from the kitchen.
翻譯:他一直在說廚房飄出來的那股美妙香氣。
在口語中，常與形容詞或感嘆詞連用，以強調對氣味的強烈感受。 EN: What an incredible aroma! Is that fresh bread? 翻譯: 這香氣也太棒了吧！是剛出爐的麵包嗎？
EN:There's a really weird aroma coming from the fridge.
翻譯:冰箱裡飄出一股很奇怪的氣味。
在描述或回憶氣味時，用作短暫的停頓或思考填充詞。 EN: The whole experience... the aroma, the music, everything was perfect. 翻譯: 整個體驗…那股香氣、音樂，所有一切都完美。
EN:It had this... aroma, you know, like my grandma's house.
翻譯:它帶有一種…香氣，你知道的，就像我奶奶家的味道。
注意：在正式寫作中（如學術報告、商業文件），應避免將 "aroma" 用於上述口語的停頓或隨意引述情境，以保持文體的嚴謹性。
strong aroma
adjective + aroma
強烈的香氣
release an aroma
verb + an aroma
散發出香氣
pleasant aroma
adjective + aroma
宜人的香氣
fill the air with aroma
fill + location + with + aroma
使空氣中充滿香氣
distinctive aroma
adjective + aroma
獨特的香氣
aroma of
aroma + of + noun
…的香氣
lingering aroma
adjective + aroma
縈繞不散的香氣
×The kitchen was filled with a strong aromas.
✓The kitchen was filled with a strong aroma.
"aroma" 作為可數名詞，通常以單數形式使用，除非指多種不同的香氣。此處應使用單數形式。
×The aroma of the garbage was terrible.
✓The smell of the garbage was terrible.
"aroma" 通常帶有正面或中性的含義，指令人愉悅或獨特的香氣。描述難聞氣味時，應使用 "smell" 或 "odor"。
×I could smell aroma of garlic.
✓I could smell the aroma of garlic.
當特指某種香氣時，通常需要定冠詞 "the"。此處 "aroma of garlic" 是特指的香氣，因此需要加 "the"。
×The delicious aroma from the bakery are tempting.
✓The delicious aroma from the bakery is tempting.
主詞 "aroma" 是單數名詞，因此動詞必須使用單數形式 "is"。
×Dogs have a very good aroma.
✓Dogs have a very good sense of smell.
"aroma" 指的是氣味本身，而非嗅覺能力。描述嗅覺能力應使用 "sense of smell"。