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单词 congé
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Definition of congé in English:

congé

noun ˈkɒ̃ʒeɪkôNˈZHā
  • An unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone.

    she gives him his congé, and at the same time avows her real love for him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And then, realizing that I had received my congé, I prepared to depart.
    • For the first time, it is not beyond the realm of reality to envisage a situation in which he might become ‘unassailable’ - in the sense in which Nigel became so - and, as the penalty for economic failure, receive his congé.
    • As it was he had lost everything that he had in the world, and had just received his congé from the bishop.
    • The reader will now understand why I received my congé from Angelique with such perfect philosophy.
    Synonyms
    dismissal, release, removal, ejection, ousting, expulsion

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense 'permission to do something'): from Old French congie, from Latin commeatus 'leave of absence', from commeare 'go and come'. The word is now usually treated as equivalent to modern French.

 
 

Definition of congé in US English:

congé

nounkôNˈZHā
  • An unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone.

    the woman who gave you your congé when she wanted to marry Mr. Sugar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As it was he had lost everything that he had in the world, and had just received his congé from the bishop.
    • For the first time, it is not beyond the realm of reality to envisage a situation in which he might become ‘unassailable’ - in the sense in which Nigel became so - and, as the penalty for economic failure, receive his congé.
    • The reader will now understand why I received my congé from Angelique with such perfect philosophy.
    • And then, realizing that I had received my congé, I prepared to depart.
    Synonyms
    dismissal, release, removal, ejection, ousting, expulsion

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense ‘permission to do something’): from Old French congie, from Latin commeatus ‘leave of absence’, from commeare ‘go and come’. The word is now usually treated as equivalent to modern French.

 
 
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