mince

mince

英 [mɪns]
　　美 [mɪns]

vt. 切碎；矯揉做作地說
　　vi. 裝腔作勢；碎步走
　　n. 切碎物，肉餡

中文詞源：

mince 絞肉，裝模作樣

來自古法語mincier,使成碎片，來自拉丁語minutus,小的，詞源同minute,minus.引申詞義絞肉，後用於形容人的裝模作樣，矯揉造作。

例句：

1. The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.
醫生直言相告，並做瞭最壞的預測。

2. Brown the mince in a frying pan.
在煎鍋裡把肉末煎至棕色。

3. Would you like me to mince the meat for you?
你要我替你把肉切碎 嗎 ?

4. Don't mince matters , but speak plainly.
不要含糊其詞, 有話就直說吧.

5. Mince the meat and the onion.
把肉和洋蔥剁碎吧.