Succulence is the quality of being full of juice — soft, wet inside, and delicious to eat. It is the noun of the adjective succulent.

Succulence is the quality of being full of juice Succulence是充滿汁液的那種特質 — soft, wet inside, and delicious to eat內裡軟嫩多汁，吃起來很美味. It is the noun of the adjective succulent它是形容詞succulent的名詞形式.

You use it about food, above all meat and fruit: the succulence of a roast chicken, the succulence of a fresh peach.

You use it about food你會用它來講食物, above all meat and fruit尤其是肉和水果: the succulence of a roast chicken烤雞的succulence, the succulence of a fresh peach新鮮桃子的succulence.

It is not simply the same as being wet. Wet food can be nasty. Succulence means the juice is inside the food, held there, and comes out when you bite. That is why it sounds so good.

It is not simply the same as being wet它不完全等於「濕」. Wet food can be nasty濕的食物可能會很難吃. Succulence means the juice is inside the food Succulence指的是汁液在食物裡面, held there被留在裡面, and comes out when you bite一咬下去才流出來. That is why it sounds so good這就是為什麼它聽起來這麼誘人.

This is a written, fancy word. In real speech, people say 'so juicy' or 'really tender'.

This is a written, fancy word這是一個書面、華麗一點的詞. In real speech在真正的口語裡, people say 'so juicy' or 'really tender'人們會說「so juicy」或「really tender」.

You will meet succulence in restaurant reviews, cooking magazines, menus, and adverts for food — places where the writer is trying to make you hungry. If you say it in normal conversation, you will sound like you are reading from a menu, which can be funny on purpose.

You will meet succulence in restaurant reviews, cooking magazines, menus, and adverts for food你會在餐廳評論、烹飪雜誌、菜單和食品廣告裡遇到succulence — places where the writer is trying to make you hungry這些都是作者想讓你覺得餓的地方. If you say it in normal conversation如果你在平常聊天裡講這個詞, you will sound like you are reading from a menu聽起來會像在唸菜單, which can be funny on purpose這也可以是故意講來搞笑的.

Note that the adjective succulent has a second life in gardening: a succulent is a plant like a cactus or aloe that stores water in thick leaves. But the noun succulence is almost never used for those plants — it stays with food.

Note that the adjective succulent has a second life in gardening要注意，形容詞succulent在園藝裡還有另一個身分: a succulent is a plant like a cactus or aloe that stores water in thick leaves a succulent是一種像仙人掌或蘆薈那樣、把水存在厚葉子裡的植物. But the noun succulence is almost never used for those plants但名詞succulence幾乎不會用在那些植物上 — it stays with food它是專屬於食物的詞.