每日单词：relish

relish  /ˈrelɪʃ/

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 基本释义 

If you relish something, you get a lot of enjoyment from it.

v. 享受，喜爱，乐于

 外刊例句 

Few people relish holing up in one place for ever. Working remotely from a secluded village in Italy may sound like a treat for a while. Yet like all sameness, it soon begins to feel stifling.

很少有人乐于偏安一隅。在僻静的意大利乡村远程工作，乍听起来可能是种享受。然而，这样千篇一律的生活，很快就开始让人感到窒息。

 追根溯源 

单词relish来源于古法语reles，最初用来表示“风味、独特的滋味”，是某种令人愉悦的味道，能唤起人们的享受或喜爱，近义词是savor，例如：

He drank up the wine with relish.

他津津有味地把酒喝光了。

The meat had been cooked too long and lost its savor.

这块肉煮得太久，已失去味道。

后来relish的名词含义逐渐丰富起来，表示“享受、乐趣”，指对某种能够满足人的口味、意愿、欲望的事物的享受，怀有强烈的喜爱，并乐在其中。还用来表示“佐料、调味品”或者说“开胃品、开胃小菜”。例如：

The game will lose its relish when you grow old.
你年纪大了以后，就会发现这种游戏的趣味大打折扣了。

Hunger is the best relish for food.

饥饿是食物最佳佐料。

同时，单词relish和savor也经常用作动词，表示“享受，从…获得乐趣，喜欢”，例如：

I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down. 

我喜欢接受挑战做别人拒绝做的工作。

You need to savor this wine to get its full flavor.

要想充分体验这种酒的醇美，你需要慢慢地去品尝。

 影视例句 

在美剧《马男波杰克》S3E9中，Bojack在和Carolyn聊天时，就用到了这个单词：

Just 'cause you're good at something doesn't mean you have to do it. I'm good at driving sober, but I don't relish the opportunity. 

有一些事你擅长做，不意味着你必须去做。我擅长清醒时开车，但我并不珍惜这种机会。

 上期复习 

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