buffet
英 ['bʊfeɪ; 'bʌfeɪ]
美 [bə'fe]
- n. 自助餐；小賣部；打擊；猛烈衝擊
- vt. 與…搏鬥；連續猛擊
- vi. 鬥爭；奮勇前進
- adj. 自助的；自助餐的
- n. (Buffet)人名；(法)比費
助記提示
1. 諧音“巴菲特”----股神“巴菲特”投資失利，深受打擊。
2. buffer => "something that absorbs a blow".
3. buffer => buffet.
4. 諧音“不費”-----吃自助餐不費錢、花銷很低----便餐館，自助餐，餐具櫃。
中文詞源
buffet 自助餐來自法語bufet, 桌子，櫥櫃。後指餐廳自助餐。
英文詞源
- buffet (v.)
- c. 1200, "to strike with the fist or hand; cuff, box, slap; from Old French bufeter "to strike, slap, punch," from bufet (see buffet (n.2)). Related: Buffeted; buffeting.
- buffet (n.1)
- "table," 1718, from French bufet "bench, stool, sideboard," 12c., which is of uncertain origin. Sense in English extended 1888 to "meal served from a buffet."
- buffet (n.2)
- c. 1200, "blow struck with a fist or weapon," from Old French bufet "slap, punch," diminutive of bufe "a blow, slap, punch; puff of wind," figuratively "cunning trick," probably echoic of the sound of something soft being hit.
雙語例句
- 1. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.
- 午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以選套餐。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
- 我們坐在車站的自助餐廳裏喝茶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Are you having a sit - down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
- 你想在婚禮中擺桌宴還是搞自助餐?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There was a caterers'buffet stretching all around the dining room.
- 圍著餐廳有一排各個飲食承辦者的冷餐台.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Come for cocktail and buffet next Sunday.
- 下星期天請來喝雞尾酒吃自助餐.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》