世界各地的"粥(糜)品"真是五花八門
它們應該有其"形容詞" 稍微讓讀者進入文本的時空
譬如說19世紀英國小說的一種稱為 gruel 的
從"孤兒院"到"地方紳士"都有"樂"於此道的
Mr. Woodhouse's Thin Gruel
gruel Show phonetics
noun [U]
a cheap simple food made especially in the past by boiling oats with water or milk.
或 Thin porridge made from oatmeal, barley, or other cereal.
或 A mixture made of ground feed mixed with water.
(ground━━ a. 粉にひいた; みがいた, 磨(す)った.
feed━━ n. 食料を与えること; 飼料; 〔話〕 食事; おまんま; （原料の）供給（装置）; 供給材料; 【機】送り; 【コンピュータ】送り込み, 供給装置; 〔話〕 【劇】相手役にせりふのきっかけを与える人.)
或 A thin watery porridge. //Chiefly British. Severe punishment.
一般中文
n. (名詞 noun) (有時指病人用的)稀(麥/米….) 粥
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb) 累垮,使極度疲勞
日文:
━━ n. 薄い粥(かゆ); 〔英〕 厳罰.
get one's gruel 大目玉を食う.
gru・el・(l)ing
━━ a., n. つらい（思い）, へとへとにする; 厳罰.
Porridge is a simple dish made by boiling oats (normally crushed oats, occasionally oatmeal) or another cereal in water, milk or both. Oat and semolina porridge are the most popular varieties in many countries. Some other cereals used for porridge include rice, wheat, peasemeal ...
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