French leave

短语

n. 不辞而别, 悄悄离去；擅离职守

发音

UK /fɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈliːv/
AU
US /fɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈliv/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone.

    不辞而别

    过时 习语 非正式 不可数
  2. 2.

    Desertion or temporary absence from duty or service without permission; absence without leave, AWOL.

    过时 委婉 习语 非正式 不可数 政治 军事

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

going departure

词源

From French (adjective) + leave (noun), apparently from a French custom, already recorded in the 18th century, of leaving from receptions or other events without formally announcing one’s departure to the host or hostess. Compare Spanish irse a la francesa and Portuguese sair à francesa (“go in the French manner”) but also the otherwise ubiquitous attribution of this behaviour to the English as with French filer à l’anglaise (“leave in the English manner”), Italian filarsela all'inglese, Polish wyjść po angielsku, etc.

来源：wiktionary