• n. 風味；熱心；強烈的興趣
• vt. 給…調味

來自法語zeste,橘子皮，來自希臘語skhizo,分開，剝下，來自PIE*skei,砍，切，詞源同scissor,scythe,segment,因橘子皮可用來調味，因此引申詞義風味，熱情。

zest (n.)

1670s, from French zeste "piece of orange or lemon peel used as a flavoring," of unknown origin. Sense of "thing that adds flavor" is 1709; that of "keen enjoyment" first attested 1791.

1. The outer skin of the orange is called the "zest".

橙子皮稱為zest。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Finely grate about a teaspoon of orange zest and put aside.

將橙皮擦出大約一茶匙的細末待用。

來自柯林斯例句

3. She wrote com-pellingly, with great zest.

她滿懷熱情，饒有興致地寫著。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He had a great zest for life .

他對生命有著極大的熱情。

來自《權威詞典》

5. The love affair added a little zest to her life.

這次戀愛給她的生命增添了一些生趣.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》