flavour

记忆“flavour”的方法是将其拆解为“fla”和“avour”。想象自己品尝（taste）食物时，舌尖上的“fla”部分触发了味觉，而“avour”则代表那些让人感觉美味、独特的味道。通过这种方式，将“flavour”与尝味体验联系起来，有助于记忆。

flavour

flavour: [14] The form of the word flavour, and probably to some extent its meaning, owe a lot to savour. It was borrowed from Old French flaor, and originally meant ‘smell’ (the current association with ‘taste’ did not develop until the 17th century). The savour-influenced change from flaor to flavour seems to have happened somewhere in the crack between Old French and Middle English: there is no evidence of a -vspelling in Old French.

The Old French word itself came from Vulgar Latin *flātor ‘smell’, a derivative of Latin flātus ‘blowing, breeze, breath’ (possibly influenced by Latin foetor ‘foul smell’). Flātus in turn came from the past participle of flāre ‘blow’.

flavour

chiefly British English spelling of flavor; for spelling, see -or. Related: Flavoured; flavourful; flavouring.

1. The 1985 vintage has a stronger bouquet and slight caramelly flavour.

这种1985年酿制的陈年佳酿味道更醇厚，带有一种淡淡的焦糖甜味。

2. Too much salt masks the true flavour of the food.

太多的盐会盖住食物本来的味道。

3. Cognac is also used to macerate and flavour ingredients and casseroles.

干邑白兰地也用于浸渍食材，给砂锅炖菜提味。

4. Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour.

鹰嘴豆有独特可口的坚果风味。

5. Heat, cold, tactile and other sensations contribute to flavour.

热、冷、触觉和其他感觉构成了食物风味的一部分。

【smell, fragrance, incense, perfume, flavour, odour, scent】
这组词都有“气味”的意思，其区别是：
smell: 普通用词，与odour很相近，中性词。可指好闻或不好闻或中性气味。
fragrance: 较正式的典雅用词，常指花妆品、花朵和香料等发出的令人感到新鲜、愉快的香味。
incense: 指香燃烧时发出的芳香的烟味。
perfume: 书面用词，指强烈、浓厚天然或人工制造的香气。
flavour: 指影响嗅觉、味觉的香气或香味，多用于指食物等独特的味。
odour: 书面中性词，侧重气味本身的本质，既可指令人愉快的气味，也可指令人作呕难闻气味。
scent: 与smell很接近，但着重某物质或物体所特有的气味，多指好闻的气味。