tête-à-tête

短语

发音

US /ˌtɛt.əˈtɛt/

词形变化

tête-à-têtes 复数

别名

tete-a-tete tête à tête

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.

  2. 2.

    A bench or sofa that allows two people to talk face-to-face, especially one that is S-shaped.

  3. 3.

    A variety of early flowering, fragrant daffodil.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In private, between two people; head-to-head.

词源

Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête (“head-to-head”).

来源：wiktionary