释义 |
ca·chet I. \(ˈ)ka|shā\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from cacher to press, hide 1. a. : a seal or stamp that is used especially as a mark of official approval b. : an indication or sign of approval usually carrying with it great prestige < the president placed his cachet upon the project > 2. a. : a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige or distinction or inspiring respect < regarded the possession of … land as a cachet of respectability — G.W.Johnson > b. : high status : prestige < being a guard gave you a certain cachet — New Yorker > < few read them but those who do acquire cachet — Bernard De Voto > 3. : two circles of wafer sheet sealed together with powdered medicine between them to form a dose that can be easily swallowed after being dipped in water — called also wafer capsule 4. a. : a picture, design, or inscription stamped or printed on an envelope to commemorate some postal or philatelic event b. : a pictorial or slogan advertisement on a piece of mail as part of a postal meter impression — called also postmark ad c. : a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellation on a piece of mail II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to put a cachet on < a cacheted envelope > |