pate

pronunciation

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  • n.
    秃顶,光顶
    鱼酱,肉酱

Word Origin

pate 秃顶,秃头 pate 肉酱

词源不详,可能缩写自古法语patene,来自拉丁语patina,盘子,词源同pan,patella. 来自法语pate,来自古法语paste,面团,面饼。引申词义肉酱。

Example

1. Did I serve rabbit other than pate ?
我端上的是兔子,而不是脑袋吗?
2. His bald pate and manner are scary but he is no ingenue .
保尔森的秃脑袋和举止都谨小慎微,但他可并非涉世不深。
3. Out on the street I passed a woman serving perfectly baked baguettes smothered with fresh pate .
走在街上,经过一个卖面包的女人,刚出炉的法棍夹着新鲜的肉酱。
4. A pate made from duck liver .
鸭的肝脏制成的一种脑袋。
5. His mischief shall return upon his own head , and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate .
他的毒害,必临到他自己的头上。他的强暴必落到他自己的脑袋上。

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