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知英懂法学外语:英语里的法语词汇(十四)

stan 2011-09-23 10:45

英语词汇中有28%是来自法语,所以大家会发现英语和法语里经常会出现长得很像,甚至是长得一模一样的单词和表达,这一系列的文章就给大家介绍一些英语里的法语单词,对大家学习英语和法语都很有帮助哦!

英语里的法语词汇(十四)
habitué  常客,熟人
one who regularly frequents a place

haute couture  高级时装
"high sewing" : Paris-based custom-fitted clothing; trend-setting fashion
 

haute cuisine  高级料理
upscale gastronomy; literally "upper cooking".

haute école  大学校,好学校
advanced horsemanship; literally "upper school"

hauteur  高度
arrogance; lit. height

huis-clos  《禁止旁听》(萨特的独白剧)
"closed door" : an enclosed space such as a room or cell, where action or speech can not be seen or heard from outside; title of a play by Jean-Paul Sartre

impasse  死路
a deadlock.

insouciant/e  无牵无挂的
a nonchalant man/woman

ingénu/e  天真的,坦率的
an innocent young man/woman, used particularly in reference to a theatrical stock character who is entirely virginal and wholesome. L'Ingénu is a famous play written by Voltaire.

j'adore  我喜欢
literally, I adore. I love to the full extent.

je m'appelle  我的名字叫
my name is...

je m'en fous  我不关心
"I don't give a damn "


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