pastille(名词):(常指小而扁的)糖锭/润喉糖;也可指香丸/香片(点燃后散香的压制小块)。日常最常见义为“润喉糖、糖锭”。
/ˈpæs.təl/
I took a mint pastille after lunch.
午饭后我含了一颗薄荷润喉糖。
As her voice grew hoarse, she unwrapped a honey-lemon pastille and continued the speech with renewed steadiness.
她嗓子变哑后拆开一颗蜂蜜柠檬润喉糖含着,讲话又稳了些。
来自法语 pastille,源头与“面团/糊状物”相关(拉丁语 pasta 一类词根),最初指压制成小块的“膏/糊状制品”,后来在药用含片、糖锭以及香料压片等语境中固定下来。