Odorous means having a smell. On paper it is a calm, almost scientific word: it only says a smell is there. In real use it often hints that the smell is strong enough to notice, and not always pleasant — though it can still be used of flowers, spices, or warm bread.

Odorous meansodorous的意思是 having a smell有氣味。On paper在字面上 it is a calm, almost scientific word這是一個冷靜、近乎科學的字：it only says a smell is there它只說明有氣味存在。In real use在實際使用中 it often hints that它常常暗示 the smell is strong enough to notice這個氣味強到會被注意到，and not always pleasant而且不一定好聞—though it can still be used of flowers, spices, or warm bread不過它仍然可以用來說花、香料或溫熱的麵包。

It is a little formal. Daily English more often says smelly (usually unkind, and usually bad), fragrant (nice), or “it smells of…”. Writers and scientists still like odorous because it does not rush to judge.

It is a little formal這個字有點正式。Daily English more often says日常英語更常說 smellysmelly (usually unkind, and usually bad)（通常不太客氣，通常是負面的）、fragrantfragrant (nice)（好聞的）、or it smells of…或是「it smells of…」。Writers and scientists still like odorous作家和科學家仍然喜歡用odorous because it does not rush to judge因為它不急著下判斷。

If you need to say the smell is bad, English has malodorous, which builds “bad” onto this same word. You will not hear odorous much in the playground; you will meet it in books and in careful description.

If you need to say the smell is bad如果你需要說氣味很難聞，English has malodorous英文有malodorous這個字，which builds bad onto this same word就是在這個字上加了「壞」的意思。You will not hear odorous much in the playground你在操場上不太會聽到odorous；you will meet it in books and in careful description你會在書本和講究的描述裡遇到它。