| 单词 | gastronomy |
| 释义 | gastronomy (once / 8901 pages) n Gastronomy is all about food — the study of food, the history of food, making good food — how we have come to eat what we eat. Despite appearances, gastronomy has nothing to do with gas (although if you eat a great deal of rich food from France, which is where we get the word, it may lead to the intestinal discomfort known as gas). Gastronomy concerns itself with the culture of your belly, gastro, in ancient Greek. In France, where they take their food very seriously, they have an entire academy devoted to the study of gastronomy, or gastronomie — as they say. WORD FAMILYgastronomy: gastronomic, gastronomical, gastronomies+/gastronomic: gastronomically USAGE EXAMPLES“Gastronomy is part of our DNA,” she said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) Fussell takes the tragic view of both gastronomy and life: For her, pleasure and pain are inevitably intertwined. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) He avoided jumping on the molecular gastronomy bandwagon a few years back because he really didn’t care. Seattle Times(Nov 18, 2016) 1n the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food Hyper art, artistic creation, artistic production the creation of beautiful or significant things 2n a particular style of cookery (as of a region) New England gastronomy Hyper cuisine, culinary art the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared |
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