Gustation is one of the human and animals' basic physiological senses, used for recognition of the nature of diet, regulation of appetite, and control of food intake.
味觉是人和动物的一种基本生理感觉,用来识别食物的性质、调节食欲、控制摄食量。
近义词
n.
palatedegustation
同根词
词根 gust
gustatory
adj. 味的,味觉的
gustative
adj. 味觉的;尝味的
gust
n. 风味;一阵狂风;趣味 vi. 一阵阵地劲吹
释义
n.
formal the action or faculty of tasting
〈正式〉 品尝;味觉。
词源
"late 16th cent.: from Latin gustatio(n-), from gustare ‘to taste', from gustus ‘taste’."