inedible

/ˌɪˈnɛdəbəɫ/ adj B1

**Inedible** describes anything that cannot be eaten because it would be harmful, unpleasant, or physically impossible to chew. The adjective applies to rocks, plastic, or overcooked cardboard, and it signals a clear culinary no‑go. When you label something inedible you are drawing a line between food and non‑food, whether the barrier is toxicity, indigestibility, or sheer absurdity. The term works for objects that look tasty but refuse to cooperate with your stomach, such as a wax fruit replica or a glitter‑covered cake decoration. It also surfaces in warnings such as the phrase inedible parts of the plant may cause rash. Use it whenever you need a tidy, unambiguous way to say do not put this in your mouth.

【核心含义】指因有害、难吃或无法咀嚼而不能食用的。

常用于描述非食物物品(如塑料、岩石)或烹饪失败的食物;注意与“难吃”(unpalatable)区分,后者仅指味道不佳但仍可食用。

【Significado central】Algo que no se puede comer porque resulta dañino, desagradable o físicamente imposible de masticar.

Se aplica tanto a objetos que claramente no son alimentos (plástico, piedras, réplicas de cera) como a alimentos tan mal preparados que resultan imposibles de ingerir (pan quemado, carne carbonizada). Es importante no confundirlo con "poco apetitoso" o "de mal sabor", que describen algo con sabor desagradable pero que aún podría comerse sin riesgo; "inedible" marca una frontera total: no es comida. Aparece con frecuencia en advertencias como "las partes no comestibles de la planta pueden causar irritación" y en contextos prácticos como separar lo comestible de lo que no lo es antes de cocinar.

Word Origin Inedible is from Latin in- 'not' and edere 'to eat' — so literally 'not eatable.' The root edere is the source of edible, eat (via Old English), and even obese (from obesus 'eaten up, fat'). The -ible suffix means 'able to be.'

adj not fit to eat B1

The mushrooms were inedible because they were poisonous.

(形容词) 不宜食用;不能吃;不可食用 【不宜食用的】

这些蘑菇有毒,不能食用。

(adjetivo) incomible; no comestible [no apto para comer]

Los hongos no eran comestibles porque eran venenosos.

(adjectif) immangeable; non comestible; impropre à la consommation [qui n'est pas propre à être consommé, immangeable.]

The mushrooms were inedible because they were poisonous.

(Adjektiv) ungenießbar; nicht essbar [nicht zum Verzehr geeignet, weil ungenießbar, giftig oder verdorben]

Die Pilze waren **inedible**, weil sie giftig waren.

(形容詞) 食べられない、食用に適さない

そのキノコは毒があったので、食べられなかった。

(adjetivo) intragável; não comestível [não próprio para comer]

Os cogumelos eram incomestíveis porque eram venenosos.

adj not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

The brightly colored berries were beautiful but completely inedible.

(形容词) 不可食用的;不能吃的

这些颜色鲜艳的浆果很漂亮,但完全不可食用。

(adjetivo) incomestible; incomible; no comestible [no comestible; no apto, digno ni seguro para comer]

Las bayas de colores brillantes eran hermosas pero completamente incomestibles.

(adjectif) non comestible; immanageable; incomestible [Non comestible; qui n'est pas propre, adapté ou sûr à la consommation.]

Les baies aux couleurs vives étaient belles mais complètement non comestibles.

(Adjektiv) ungenießbar; nicht essbar [Nicht essbar; nicht geeignet, würdig oder sicher zum Verzehr.]

Die leuchtend bunten Beeren sahen schön aus, waren aber völlig **inedible**.

(形容詞) 食べられない。食用に適さない。

鮮やかな色の実はきれいだったが、完全に食用にはならなかった。

(adjetivo) não comestível; incomestível [não comestível; não apropriado, adequado ou seguro para comer]

As bagas coloridas eram bonitas, mas completamente não comestíveis.

noun Anything inedible; that which is not a foodstuff. countable

We need to separate the edibles from the inedibles before cooking.

(名词) 非食品 【非食品类】

烹饪前我们需要把可食用物和不可食用物分开。

(sustantivo) incomestible; no comestible [Cualquier cosa incomestible; aquello que no es un alimento.]

Necesitamos separar los comestibles de los incomestibles antes de cocinar.

(nom) non-comestible; non-alimentaire; produit non alimentaire [Toute chose non comestible; ce qui n'est pas un aliment.]

Il faut séparer le comestible du non-comestible avant de cuisiner.

(Substantiv) Ungenießbares [Alles, was nicht essbar ist; etwas, das kein Nahrungsmittel darstellt.]

Wir müssen die Essbaren von den **inedibles** trennen, bevor wir kochen.

(名詞) 食用に適さない物。食品ではないもの。

調理の前に食用と非食用を分けておく必要がある。

(substantivo) não comestível; incomestível [Qualquer coisa não comestível; aquilo que não é um alimento.]

Precisamos separar os comestíveis dos não comestíveis antes de cozinhar.

Word parts: in + ed + ible

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