单词 | tête-à-tête |
释义 | tête-à-tête ![]() adv. & adj. Without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy: talk tête-à-tête; a tête-à-tête supper. n. 1. A private conversation between two persons. 2. A sofa for two, especially an S-shaped one allowing the occupants to face each other. [French : tête, head (from Late Latin testa, skull; see TESTON) + à, to + tête, head.] ![]() c. 1850-1860 American tête-à-tête attributed to John H. Belter (1804-1863) |
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