| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024é•clair /eɪˈklɛr, ɪˈklɛr, ˈeɪklɛr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Foodan elongated pastry filled with custard or whipped cream and usually covered with frosting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024é•clair (ā klâr′, i klâr′, ā′klâr),USA pronunciation n. - a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Vulgar Latin *exclariāre, for Latin exclārāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + clārāre to make bright, derivative of clārus clear
- French: literally, lightning (flash), Old French esclair, noun, nominal derivative of esclairier to light, flash
- 1860–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: éclair /eɪˈklɛə; ɪˈklɛə/ n - a finger-shaped cake of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with chocolate
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, literally: lightning (probably so called because it does not last long), from éclairer, from Latin clārāre to make bright, from clārus bright |