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单词 carte blanche
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carte blanche

(kɑːʳt blɒnʃ)
uncountable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive]
If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
They gave him carte blanche to make decisions. [+ to-infinitive]
She was given carte blanche with the redecoration.

carte blanche in British English

(ˈkɑːt ˈblɑːntʃ, French kart blɑ̃ʃ)
nounWord forms: plural cartes blanches (ˈkɑːts ˈblɑːntʃ, French kart blɑ̃ʃ)
1. 
complete discretion or authority
the government gave their negotiator carte blanche
2.  cards
a piquet hand containing no court cards: scoring ten points
Word origin
C18: from French: blank paper

carte blanche in American English

(ˈkɑrtˈblɑnʃ; French ˈkaʀt blɑ̃ʃ)
Word forms: plural ˈcartesˈ blanches (ˈkɑrtˈblɑnʃ; Fr ˈkaʀt blɑ̃ʃ)
1. 
full authority
2. 
freedom to do as one wishes
Word origin
Fr, lit., white card, i.e., paper bearing only a person's signature, allowing thebearer to fill in conditions

Examples of 'carte blanche' in a sentence
carte blanche

It grandad doesn't give a celebrity carte blanche to be a hypocrite.
The Sun (2016)
A new chief executive would have carte blanche to reset the payment in accordance with those expected lower earnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have carte blanche to make it on as many grounds as we want.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Now it turns out executives have carte blanche with the company credit card.
The Sun (2014)
And carte blanche on the minibar!
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Presumably, these days she has carte blanche to do as she sees fit.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It wanted instead carte blanche to protect America without reluctant partners demanding consultation and prior warning.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Not to give them carte blanche to do anything, but certainly they can come and to talk to us.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He's given me carte blanche to get on with it and do what I need to do.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One of the best things about the mountains (apart from carte blanche to eat cake) is the hot bath at the end of the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
carte blanche

British English: carte blanche NOUN
If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
They gave him carte blanche to make decisions.
  • American English: carte blanche
  • Brazilian Portuguese: carta branca
  • Chinese: 全权
  • European Spanish: carta blanca
  • French: carte blanche
  • German: Blankovollmacht
  • Italian: carta bianca
  • Japanese: 白紙委任
  • Korean: 전권 위임
  • European Portuguese: carta branca
  • Latin American Spanish: carta blanca
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