| 释义 |
‖ foie gras, foie-gras colloq.|fwagra|
Short for pâté de foie gras: see pâté 1.
1818T. Moore Fudge Fam. Paris 23 The liver of the unfortunate goose is enlarged, in order to produce that richest of all dainties, the foie gras. 1865‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. i. 5 The host and the guests..lounged;..peeling an apricot, or cutting into a foie gras. 1913H. Caradoc City of Plain iii, Sussex here helped himself to two foie-gras sandwiches. 1946G. Millar Horned Pigeon xx. 307 They were foie gras sandwiches. 1958L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari i. 15 The nocturnal hippopotamus whose sweet lard meant more to him than foie-gras to any gourmet. 1970New Yorker 3 Oct. 43/2 Mothers perennially sending caviar and foie gras to their sons on duty. |