menu

英 ['menjuː] 美['mɛnju]
  • n. 菜单
  • 饭菜

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词态变化


复数: menus;

中文词源


menu 菜单

来自法语menu,菜单,来自拉丁语minus,小的,细节的,词源同minus,minute,minutia.

英文词源


menu
menu: see minute
menu (n.)
1837, from French menu de repas "list of what is served at a meal," from Middle French menu (adj.) "small, detailed" (11c.), from Latin minutus "small," literally "made smaller," past participle of minuere "to diminish," from root of minus "to diminish" (see minus). Computer usage is from 1967, from expanded sense of "any detailed list," first attested 1889.

双语例句


1. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜单,然后啪地合上了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.
午餐可以吃自助餐,也可以选套餐。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The menu changes weekly and usually includes a vegan option.
菜单每周都有变化,通常包含可供严格的素食者选择的菜肴。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The menu is all-important. Every component of every meal should create contrasts.
饭菜的安排至关重要。每一顿饭的每一道菜都应该有所不同。

来自柯林斯例句

5. There is a set menu from £4.00 for two courses with coffee.
有最低消费是4英镑的两道菜加咖啡的套餐。

来自柯林斯例句