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Pot 和 Kettle 有什麼不同?
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Pot 和 Kettle 有什麼不同?
Teacher Sammy
Teacher Sammy
May 25, 2018
1 min
potkettle 這兩個字如果去查字典都是「水壺、壺」的意思
這又是字典過於精簡的解釋害了大家
因為kettle [ˋkɛt!] 其實是燒水用的水壺,是金屬做的
現在的快煮壺(插電的)就是electric kettle
pot則是沖泡用的壺,通常是陶瓷做的
所以茶壺叫tea pot,咖啡壺是coffee pot
一般要先用kettle燒水以後再倒進pot裡面泡茶
或是咖啡機先把水煮好後再流進底下的pot裡
(有的咖啡壺是金屬做的,可以直接放在爐子上煮,仍叫coffee pot)

不過英文有句成語叫The pot calls the kettle black. (有時要用calling,看上下文決定)
中文裡常翻成「五十步笑百步」
既然pot是沖泡用的壺怎麼會黑呢?
那是因為pot也有「鍋」的意思
所以英文裡字面上的意思是「鍋子叫水壺黑」

然而隨身攜帶的「水壺」則不能叫potkettle
要叫bottle
比如保溫瓶要叫thermos bottle (thermos [ˋθɝməs] )
我們來造些句:
I put the kettle on to make some tea.
(我燒開水來泡些茶。)
There is only a little coffee left in the pot.
(壺裡只剩一點點咖啡了。)
She always carries a water bottle with her.
(她總是隨身攜帶水壺。)

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