cake(名词):蛋糕;(也可泛指)一块甜点或烘焙点心。常见含义之外,口语里也可表示“轻而易举的事”(如 a piece of cake)。
/keɪk/
I baked a chocolate cake for her birthday.
我为她的生日烤了一个巧克力蛋糕。
The cake, decorated with fresh berries and cream, was served after the long ceremony ended.
仪式结束后,人们端上了那块用新鲜浆果和奶油装饰的蛋糕。
“cake”一词可追溯到古北欧语 kaka(意为“蛋糕、圆形烘焙食物”),后来进入中古英语并固定为今天的拼写与含义。它与北欧及日耳曼语族中许多表示烘焙点心的词有历史关联。