n. 1. roof of the mouth as an organ of taste上腭——味觉器官。 △Tw. 2.4.99 (97): “Alas,their love may becalled appetite,/No motion of the liver,but the pal-ate,”唉,她们的爱只可以说是食欲,不是发自肝脏的真情冲动,而是发自舌端的味觉。 2. taste,relish味道,滋味。 △Oth.1.3.263 (261):“Itherefore beg it not/To please the palate of my ap-petite,”我所以要这样请求并不是为了要贪图色欲的享受。