• n. 原料；要素；組成部分
• adj. 構成組成部分的

in-,進入，使，-gred,走，層級，詞源同grade,degree.即走進去的，成為其中一部分的，引申詞義成份，因素。

ingredient

ingredient: [15] The -gredi- of ingredient represents the Latin verb gradī ‘step, go’ (whose past participial stem gress- has given English aggression, congress, digress, etc). From it was formed ingredī ‘go in, enter’, whose present participle ingrediēns became English ingredient. The word’s etymological meaning is thus ‘that which “enters into” a mixture’. It was originally used mainly with reference to medicines, and its current application to food recipes seems to be a comparatively recent development.
=> aggression, congress, grade, gradual

ingredient (n.)

early 15c., from Latin ingredientem (nominative ingrediens) "that which enters into" (a compound, recipe, etc.), present participle of ingredi "go in, enter," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade (n.)).

1. The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.

某些漱口劑中的有效成分只不過是洗滌劑而已。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Speed is the essential ingredient of all athletics.

速度是所有田徑運動項目的關鍵要素。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.

椰子是多種咖喱菜的基本成分。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The Australian team had the added ingredient of perseverance.

澳大利亞隊另外還具備了頑強的意志.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life.

庸俗是生活中非常必要的作料.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》