英语里的法语词汇(二十)
英语里的法语词汇(二十) pain au chocolat 巧克力面包 lit. chocolate bread. Unlike what its name may suggest, it’s not made of bread but puff pastry with chocolate inside. The term "chocolatine" is used in some Francophone areas, but not in English. papier-mach 混凝纸 lit. chewed paper; a craft medium using paper and paste par avion 坐飞机 by air mail. The meaning is broader in French, it means by plane in general. par excellence 杰出的 "by excellence" : quintessential parvenu 新贵 a social upstart. pas de deux 双人舞 a close relationship between two people; a duet in ballet pas de problme 没问题 no problem passe-partout万能钥匙,到处能适用的 a document or key that allows the holder to travel without hindrance from the authorities or enter any location. pastiche 模仿作品 a derivative work; an imitation patois方言 a dialect; jargon pre父亲 lit. father, used after a man’s surname to distinguish a father from a son, as in "George Bush pre." 相关资料 |