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a piece of cake

/ə piːs əv keɪk/
phrase★中级— 小菜一碟◆成语
◆ 真正含义
形容某事极其容易完成,无需付出太多努力或时间。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是‘一块蛋糕’
字面拆解
a piece of一块+cake蛋糕
◇ 意境
想象一块松软的蛋糕,轻松切下一块即可享用,象征轻松完成任务。
◈ 使用场景
在朋友准备考试时说:‘放轻松,这场考试对你来说小菜一碟!’
◉ 文化注释
该短语在英语国家的口语中广泛使用,源于对蛋糕这种甜品的‘轻松可得’的联想。
非正式

指某事非常容易完成,不费力气。

Fixing this computer is a piece of cake for the IT guy.

修理这台电脑对这位IT人员来说小菜一碟。

Don't worry about the presentation—it's a piece of cake.

别担心演示文稿——那小菜一碟。

💡

常用于口语或非正式场合,强调轻松完成某事的状态。

搭配

be a piece of cake小菜一碟find [something] a piece of cake觉得某事轻而易举

同义词

easy as piechild's playno sweata walk in the park

反义词

hard nut to crackuphill battlemission impossible

相关短语

easy as pie成语
非常容易
no-brainer成语
显而易见的简单决定
smooth sailing比喻
一帆风顺

💡专业提示

如何记忆与使用

将‘a piece of cake’与‘小菜一碟’对应记忆。在口语中,可用于安慰他人或表达自信,如:‘Don’t worry, it’s a piece of cake!’

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于描述任务、考试或挑战的难度极低,不可用于描述需要体力或创造力的工作。

📖词源

起源于20世纪初的美国口语,字面意思是‘一块蛋糕’,隐含‘轻松完成’的比喻意义。

📝用法说明

该短语通常用于描述技能、任务或挑战的难度极低,但不适用于描述需要体力或创造力的工作。

单词拆解

a piece of
一块
root
+
cake
蛋糕
root
英汉词典

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