| 单词 | piece de resistance |
| 释义 | piece de resistance (once / 79325 pages) n The piece de resistance of something is the most important part. You can describe your favorite sculpture in a museum as the piece de resistance. Feel free to say it with a French accent. Oui oui! This French loaner has two typical contexts: at meals, where it denotes the most important dish, and in performances and exhibitions, where it denotes the highlight. The piece de resistance of an antique toy collection might be an original 1959 Barbie doll, for example. The literal translation is what you would guess — piece of resistance — and raises the question of who or what is actually doing the resisting. WORD FAMILYpiece de resistance: pieces de resistance USAGE EXAMPLESTookes is the third black Angel chosen to wear the Victoria’s Secret Fantasy bra, considered the piece de resistance of the brand’s catwalk display. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) And the pièce de résistance — spanning half the length of our garage was my husband’s sleek, black workbench. Los Angeles Times(Nov 20, 2016) Dalí’s diving suit was the pièce de résistance of an exhibition that exploded on to the London arts scene 80 years ago. The Guardian(Jun 01, 2016) 1n the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection Syn|Hypo|Hyper collector's item, showpiece rariora (plural) rare collector's items curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting 2n the most important dish of a meal Hyper dish a particular item of prepared food |
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