单词 | prix fixe |
释义 | prix fixe (once / 145918 pages) adjn Prix fix is French for “fixed price” and refers to a set amount you pay for a dinner with many courses. You pay the same whether you get the escargot or saltines as an appetizer. Some restaurants feature prix fixe menus every day, while others offer them only on holidays, like New Year’s Eve. Any time you see a menu listing a full meal with very few (if any) choices, all for one price, you can call it prix fixe. This French phrase has been used in North America since the late nineteenth century. You can also call this a table d'hôte menu, or less exotically, a set meal or set menu. WORD FAMILYprix fixe USAGE EXAMPLESRuth becomes more and more depressed with the prix fixe dinner as she goes and notices that the couple seems to be as well. Salon(Sep 24, 2016) In the town of Oak Bluffs, he dined Sunday evening at Down Island, a new, trendy restaurant that has a $59 prix fixe menu. US News(Aug 11, 2016) And the $45 prix fixe on Manna’s website was “not available,” though no member of the restaurant staff could explain why. New York Times(Jun 04, 2016) 1adj (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price Syn|Ant table d'hote a la carte (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item 2n a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices Hyper bill of fare, card, carte, carte du jour, menu a list of dishes available at a restaurant |
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