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单词 à la chinoise
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à la Chinoiseadv.adj.

Brit. /ˌa la ʃɪnˈwɑːz/, /ˌa la ʃiːnˈwɑːz/, /ˌɑː lɑː ʃɪnˈwɑːz/, /ˌɑː lɑː ʃiːnˈwɑːz/, /ˌa lə ʃɪnˈwɑːz/, /ˌa lə ʃiːnˈwɑːz/, U.S. /ˌɑ ˌlɑ ʃinˈwɑz/, /ˌɑ ˌlə ʃinˈwɑz/
Forms: 1700s– à la Chinois, 1800s– a la Chinois, 1700s– a la Chinoise, 1800s– à la Chinoise. Also with lower-case initial in the second element.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la chinoise.
Etymology: < French à la chinoise (1613 or earlier) < à la à la prep. + chinoise , use as noun of the feminine of chinois Chinese (see chinois n.).
A. adv.
With reference to style, method, appearance, etc.: in the Chinese manner.
ΚΠ
1772 New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 5th 91 Richmond gardens, with only the addition of a new bridge to join them to Brentford, may be new modelled, perfectly à la Chinois.
1879 F. T. Pollok Sport Brit. Burmah I. 8 The hair is taken great care of and tastefully got up à la Chinois.
2004 Financial Times 17 Aug. 15/6 Much of the solo writing, even for the piano, has the tang of idiomatic improvisation à la chinoise.
B. adj.
As postmodifier. Designating any of various things that are, or are perceived to be, Chinese in style, method, appearance, etc.
ΚΠ
1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal ii. ii. 20 Sir Benjamin. The complexion of a Spaniard. Crabtree. And teeth a la Chinoise.
1900 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 18 Sept. 6/2 If one of my American readers cares to try a duck a la Chinoise, here is the recipe.
2015 Vogue (Nexis) May 116 We sat at his studio discussing every option from hot and short with a big silk robe à la Chinoise to a full ball skirt and pajama top.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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