Tea
Slang Term
British
★★★★☆ Common
Casual
含义: The evening meal (British Northern/Working-class)
晚餐（英国北部/工人阶级）
La cena (norte de Inglaterra/clase trabajadora)
夕食（イギリス北部/労働者階級）
저녁 식사 (영국 북부/노동자 계층)
In Northern England and working-class usage, 'tea' means the evening meal (dinner). Confusing for Americans and Southern English.
在英格兰北部和工人阶级中，'tea'指晚餐。对美国人和英格兰南部人来说容易混淆。
En el norte de Inglaterra y entre la clase trabajadora, 'tea' significa la cena. Confuso para americanos y el sur de Inglaterra.
イングランド北部や労働者階級では「tea」は夕食を意味する。アメリカ人やイングランド南部の人には紛らわしい。
잉글랜드 북부와 노동자 계층에서 'tea'는 저녁 식사(dinner)를 의미한다. 미국인이나 잉글랜드 남부 사람들에게는 혼란스러운 표현.
例句
- What's for tea? 晚饭吃什么？¿qué hay para cenar?夕飯は何？저녁 뭐야?
- Tea's ready! 晚饭好了！¡la cena está lista!夕飯ができたよ！저녁 다 됐어!
- Having tea at six. 六点吃晚饭cenando a las seis6時に夕食を食べる6시에 저녁 먹어.
- Come for tea.来吃晚饭ven a cenar夕食に来て저녁 먹으러 와.
发音
/tiː/
用法指南
语境: meals, evening, family
语气: familial, regional
✓ 正确说法
- Tea.晚餐cena夕食저녁 식사
- What's for tea?晚饭吃什么？¿qué hay para cenar?夕飯は何？저녁 뭐야?
- Tea's ready.晚饭好了la cena está lista夕飯ができた저녁 다 됐어
✗ 错误说法
- Confusing—can mean the drink OR the mealConfusing—can mean the drink OR the meal（容易混淆—可能指饮料或餐饭）Confuso: puede significar la bebida O la comidaConfusing—can mean the drink OR the meal（紛らわしい—飲み物か食事のどちらかを指す）혼란스러움—음료 또는 식사를 의미할 수 있음
- Regional usageRegional usage（地区性用法）Uso regionalRegional usage（地域的な用法）지역적 용법
常见错误
- In North: tea = evening meal
- In South: tea = afternoon tea or the drink
起源与历史
From working-class tradition where the main meal was eaten with tea. Regional usage.
词源: From evening meal served with tea
最早记录: British regional usage, traditional
文化背景
Era: Traditional, ongoing
Generation: All ages
Social background: Working-class/Northern
Pop culture: Northern vs Southern divide; Class distinctions
Regional notes: Northern England/working-class. Southern English say 'dinner' or 'supper.'
变体
TeaTeatimeWhat's for tea?
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