morsel

• n. 一口；少量の（食べ物）
• n. （モルセル）人名；（仏）モルセル

ラテン語のmordere（噛む）が語源で、語源的にはmordant（後悔）と同じである。

morsel

morsel: [13] Etymologically, a morsel is a piece ‘bitten’ off. The word comes from Old French morsel, a diminutive of mors ‘bite’. This in turn goes back to Latin morsus, a derivative of the same base as the verb mordēre ‘bite’. Other English words from the same source include mordant [15] and remorse.
=> mordant, remorse

morsel (n.)

late 13c., "a bite, mouthful; small piece, fragment," from Old French morsel (Modern French morceau) "small bite, portion, helping," diminutive of mors "a bite," from Latin morsus "biting, a bite," neuter past participle of mordere "to bite" (see mordant).

1. a tasty morsel of food

おいしい食べ物

2.He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.

夕食の時、彼はおいしい煮込みを食べた。

3.He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.

彼らが持ってきたものを彼は一口も食べなかった。

4.The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.

朝から患者は食事をしていない。

5.The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.

その小さなかわいそうなケーキはかえって彼らの食欲をかき立てた。