释义 |
mai·gre I. \ˈmāgrə, F māgr(ə) or meeg- or -g(rə)\ adjective Etymology: French, maigre, meager, from Middle French — more at meager 1. : being a day on which the eating of flesh is forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church 2. : constituting a food that contains no flesh nor juices of flesh and so may be eaten on maigre days II. noun or mai·ger \-gə(r)\; also mea·gre \ˈmēgə(r)\ (plural maigres \-grəz, F -gr(ə) or -g(rə)\ ; or maigers \-gə(r)z\) Etymology: French maigre, from Middle French, perhaps from maigre, adjective 1. : a large European marine food fish (Sciaena aquila) 2. : a member of the percoid family Sciaenidae : croaker 2, drum 5 — called also bar |