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单词 carte blanche
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
carte blanche /ˈkɑrt ˈblɑntʃ, ˈblãʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Foreign Termsfull freedom or power to act:gave his chief of staff carte blanche to fire anyone he chose.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
carte blanche  (kärt blanch, blänch; Fr. kart blänsh),USA pronunciation pl. cartes blanches 
    (kärts blanch, blänch; Fr. kart blänsh).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termsunconditional authority;
    full discretionary power.
  2. Foreign Termsa sheet of paper that is blank except for a signature and given by the signer to another person to write in what he or she pleases.
  3. Games[Cards.]a hand having no face card but with a special scoring value, as in piquet.
  • French: literally, blank document; see carte, blank
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carte blanche /ˈkɑːt ˈblɑːntʃ; French: kart blɑ̃ʃ/ n ( pl cartes blanches /ˈkɑːts ˈblɑːntʃ; French: kart blɑ̃ʃ/)
  1. complete discretion or authority: the government gave their negotiator carte blanche
Etymology: 18th Century: from French: blank paper
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