英语里的法语词汇(十六) layette 新生儿衣着用品 a set of clothing and accessories for a new baby lse majest 谋害君主 an offense against a sovereign power; or, an attack against someone’s dignity or against a custom or institution held sacred (from the Latin "crimen laesae maiestatis": the crime of injured majesty) liaison 联系,交情 a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; "liaison" also means bond such as in "une liaison chimique" (a chemical bond) Libert, galit, Fraternit 平等,自由,博爱 "Liberty, Equality/Egality, Brotherhood" (motto of the French Republic) lieu 地点 from Latin locus ("place"); in lieu of: "instead of", "in the place of". This is illustrated for instance in the English word "lieutenant", which literally means "place-holder" littrateur 文人墨客 an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill) louche可疑的 of questionable taste; Louis Quatorze 路易十四 "Louis XIV" (of France), the Sun King, usually a reference to dcor or furniture design. Also the namesake of the winner of the 1996 Preakness. mademoiselle 小姐 young unmarried lady, miss; literally "my noble young lady" mais oui 当然是 "but of course!". Often used as a sarcastic reply in French, in order to close the debate by feigning to agree. maison 住宅,家 house malaise 不适,不舒服 a general sense of depression or unease
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