tete-a-tete

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tete-a-tete词义

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n. 促膝谈心;两人间的私下谈话adj. 两人私下的;面对面的adv. 面对面地;两人私下地

中文词源

tete-a-tete 两人密谈

来自法语 tete-a-tete,头对头,来自古法语 teste,头,词源同 test,陶罐,检验,俚语义头。


tete-a-tete英文词源

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tete-a-tete (n.)
"a private meeting," from French tête-à-tête, literally "head-to-head," from Old French teste "head" (see tete). The adjective, "private, confidential, with none present but the persons concerned" is recorded from 1728; as an adverb from 1790.

tete-a-tete实用场景例句

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The two women had a tete - a - tete in the corner.
两名妇女在角落里私下谈话.

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The tete - a - tete was decorous in the extreme.
这次私下会面极为体面.

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They dined tete - a tete.
他们两人在一起用餐.

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They had dinner tete - a - tete.
他俩私下一起进餐.

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By now we are tete - a - tete.
这会儿我们已经 面对面 的谈话了.

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