| 单词 | mot juste |
| 释义 | mot juste (once / 231752 pages) n When the perfect thing to say is right on the tip of your tongue, you can say you're searching for the mot juste. The mot juste is the exact right word for the occasion. Many people come up with the mot juste when it's far too late to use it, but every once in a while you'll find it just when you need it. Writers tend to care more than the average person about using the mot juste — in fact a French writer, Gustave Flaubert, coined the phrase, which means "exact word" or "right word" in French, and defined it as his own guiding principle as a writer. WORD FAMILYmot juste USAGE EXAMPLESIn January, when PhD students jostle for jobs at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, a “market” might seem the mot juste. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) She rarely reaches for metaphor, simile, the bon mot or the mot juste. New York Times(Jul 07, 2015) Not for him, most of the time, are the bon mot or the mot juste. New York Times(Apr 20, 2015) n the appropriate word or expression Hyper choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, wording the manner in which something is expressed in words |
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