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单词 tête-à-tête
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tête-à-tête /ˈteɪtəˈteɪt, ˈtɛtəˈtɛt/USA pronunciation   n., pl. tête-à-têtes, adj., adv. 
n. [countable]
  1. a private conversation between two people.
  2. FurnitureAlso called vis-à-vis. a small sofa shaped like anSso that two people can converse face to face.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, between, or for two people alone.

adv. 
  1. (of two persons) together in private:to sit tête-à-tête.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tête-à-tête  (tātə tāt, tetə tet; Fr. te ta tet),USA pronunciation n., pl. tête-à-têtes, [Fr.] tête-à-tête, adj., adv. 
n. 
  1. a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
  2. Also called vis-à-vis. a sofa shaped like anSso two people are able to converse face to face.

adj. 
  1. of, between, or for two persons together without others.

adv. 
  1. (of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.
  • French: literally, head to head
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tête-à-tête /ˌteɪtəˈteɪt/ n ( pl -têtes, -tête)
  1. a private conversation between two people
  2. (as modifier): a tête-à-tête conversation
  3. a small sofa for two people, esp one that is S-shaped in plan so that the sitters are almost face to face
adv
  1. intimately; in private
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, literally: head to head
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