| 释义 |
mai·gre
I. \ˈmāgrə, F māgr(ə) or meeg- or -g(rə)\ adjective
Etymology: French, maigre, meager, from Middle French — more at meager
1. : being a day on which the eating of flesh is forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church
2. : constituting a food that contains no flesh nor juices of flesh and so may be eaten on maigre days
II. noun
or mai·ger \-gə(r)\; also mea·gre \ˈmēgə(r)\
(plural maigres \-grəz, F -gr(ə) or -g(rə)\ ; or maigers \-gə(r)z\)
Etymology: French maigre, from Middle French, perhaps from maigre, adjective
1. : a large European marine food fish (Sciaena aquila)
2. : a member of the percoid family Sciaenidae : croaker 2, drum 5 — called also bar |