单词 | crème de la crème |
释义 | crème de la crème[ krem duh lah -krem; French krem duh la -krem ] / ˈkrɛm də lɑ ˈkrɛm; French krɛm də la ˈkrɛm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crème de la crème ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe very best; choicest parts or members. Origin of crème de la crèmeFirst recorded in 1840–50; literally, cream of the cream Words nearby crème de la crèmecrème de bananes, crème de cacao, crème de cassis, crème de fraise, crème de framboise, crème de la crème, crème de menthe, crème de violette, crème fraîche, Cremer, cremini Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for crème de la crèmecrème de la crème / French (krɛm də la krɛm) / nounthe very best Word Origin for crème de la crèmeliterally: cream of the cream Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for crème de la crèmecrème de la crème [ (krem duh luh krem) ] The best of the best: “Our school's marching band is acknowledged as the crème de la crème.” From French, meaning “cream of the cream.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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