| 释义 |
‖ veuve|vœv|
[Fr.]
1. A widow; also prefixed as a title to the name.
1793F. Burney Jrnl. 13 Apr. (1972) II. 77, I told him I should have the pleasure to present him to another sister—la veuve! 1868C. M. Yonge Chaplet of Pearls I. xix. 258 He found her..with her hands in Veuve Laurent's flour. 1894M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family III. ix. 330 We hope Mrs. Aris veuve was treated to some of those lovely phrases for home consumption. 1922E. E. Cummings Enormous Room iii. 42 She must have been very pretty before she put on the black. Her friend is also a veuve. 1953D. Parry Going up—going Down v. viii. 252 It's quite a popular sport now, to drop in and cheer the Veuve Tyndale. 1977T. Heald Just Desserts viii. 190 In the hall were two men unmistakably French..policemen..arguing..with la Veuve.
2. Veuve Clicquot |kliko|, erron. Cliquot, the shortened form of a proprietary name for champagne produced by the firm of Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin in Reims.
1898W. J. Locke Idols xx. 278, I am glad that you prefer champagne extra sec... So many women go for Veuve Cliquot, when they can. 1906Galsworthy Man of Property i. ii. 33 His pint of champagne was dry and bitter stuff, not like the Veuve Clicquots of old days. [1926Trade Marks Jrnl. 9 June 1355 Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin... Champagne wines. Bertrand de Mun & Cie., successeurs de Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin.., Reims, France; wine merchants.] 1964[see Taittinger]. 1968Guardian 20 Sept. 11/4 A fine pink Veuve Clicquot, say, still remains a fine wine. 1979P. Alexander Show me a Hero xvi. 171 He came in from the other reception room with a bottle of Veuve Cliquot and two glasses on a tray. |