- [countable, uncountable]
one of the various types of powder or seed that come from plants and are used in cooking. Spices have a strong taste and smell. （調味）香料 
common spices such as ginger and cinnamon 姜和肉桂等常見香料 a spice jar 香料瓶
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ground
- mixed
- exotic
- …
- mix
- mixture
- rub
- …
- herbs and spices
- [uncountable]
extra interest or excitement 額外的趣味（或刺激等） We need an exciting trip to add some spice to our lives. 我們需要一次新奇的旅行來調劑一下生活。 The danger added spice to their romance. 危險給他們的戀情增添了情趣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extra
- add
- give
- the spice of life
- [uncountable]
a powerful illegal synthetic (= artificial) drug that some people smoke for the physical and mental effects that it has on them 香料： 一種強大的非法合成藥物，有人爲了對其身體和精神上的影響而吸煙Six men overdosed on the synthetic drug known as spice. 六名男子過量服用合成藥物香料。 spice, known as the ‘zombie’ drug 香料，被稱爲“僵屍”藥物
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind’, in late Latin ‘wares’.
Idioms
variety is the spice of life
- (saying)
having a range of different experiences makes life more interesting 經歷豐富多彩才令生活充滿樂趣