| 单词 | a la carte |
| 释义 | a la carte (once / 87551 pages) adjadvn If you request just a piece of fried fish at a restaurant, rather than the fish platter that includes French fries and coleslaw, you can say you ordered a la carte, or a single item from the menu. When a restaurant offers separately priced items, you can describe its menu as a la carte. Ordering this way is also a la carte, like choosing individual pieces of sushi instead of an entire platter or meal. The literal meaning of the French phrase is "by the card," although it's used in both languages to mean "according to the menu." The opposite of a la carte is a table d'hôte, or "meal served at a fixed price." WORD FAMILYa la carte USAGE EXAMPLESAs to the a la carte sides, the collards, waffling between sweet and bitter, were gritty — more thorough rinsing, please! Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) Schaüble reiterated on 18 November that there “will be no à la carte menu. There is only the whole menu or none.” The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) ITV is a more grounded à la carte version of his three-year-old flagship, one that emphasizes the acute flavors of fresh ingredients. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item Ant prix fixe, table d'hote (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price 2adv by ordering items listed individually on a menu we ate a la carte 3n a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices Hyper bill of fare, card, carte, carte du jour, menu a list of dishes available at a restaurant |
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