Ingredient含义可以分为两种：

1、表示（成功的）因素，要素。同义词factor。

key ingredient 关键因素

the essential ingredients for success 成功的基本要素

2、表示（实物/护肤品等的）成分，原料。

basic ingredient 基本成分

natural ingredient 天然成分

remaining ingredients 剩余的配料

参考双语例句：

①Many delegations and observers supported the inclusion of fruit and vegetable juices and nectars in the Terms of Reference of the Committee with the exclusion of the reference to “related products” as this term was ambiguous and would open up the scope of the work of the Committee to products that might fall outside of what could be understood as a processed fruit or vegetable, for instance, composite products in which fruit juice could be used as an ingredient that were already covered by horizontal Codex texts addressing multi-ingredient foods.

许多代表团和观察员支持将水果和蔬菜汁和浆纳入委员会的职权范围，但不提及“相关产品”，因为这一术语较含混，可能使委员会的工作范围扩大至据理解属于加工水果或蔬菜的产品之外的其它产品，例如，复合产品，在此类产品中，水果汁可用作一种成分，但其本已包括在处理多成分食品的横向法典文本中。

②We also welcome the constructive consultation process on the electoral law, which the Independent Election Commission recently completed, as well as the decision to begin work on the voter registry, both of which are encouraging signs of an essential ingredient for a sound process — that is to say, inclusiveness.

我们也欢迎独立选举委员会最近完成的建设性磋商过程，以及决定开始选民登记工作，这两个都是令人鼓舞的迹象，是一个良好健全即包容各方的选举进程必要的组成部分。

These experiences hold lessons for us as we seek to improve the role of the United Nations in preventive diplomacy, because the first lesson is that the will to act is the vital ingredient in conflict prevention.

在我们力求改善联合国预防性外交的作用时，这些经历为我们提供了经验教训，因为第一个经验教训是，采取行动的意愿是预防冲突的重要元素。