词汇 | je-ne-sais-quoi |
释义 | je ne sais quoi noun[ S ] uk /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/ us /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/ French for 'I don't know what': a pleasing quality that cannot be exactly named or described: 难以描绘(或表达)的好品质;妙不可言的特性(法语的‘I don't know what’) Although he's not conventionally attractive, he has a certain je ne sais quoi that makes him popular with the ladies.尽管从传统意义上讲他并不吸引人,但他身上有种说不清的气质让他很受女士们青睐。 Foreign words & phrases used in English acciaccatura adieu al dente al fresco aloha aloo alu legato ooh la la oy parlando pas de deux passim primo the Internationale virtuosa virtuoso vivace vivacissimo wanderlust Examples of je ne sais quoije ne sais quoi The following works are ranked in order for their exemplary craftsmanship, entertainment value, and jenesaisquoi, all available for your binge-listening pleasure. From The Atlantic They have a certain jenesaisquoi we won't ever understand. From Huffington Post As it turns out, that thing, that jenesaisquoi, was right there in front of us the whole time. From Slate Magazine But even they lack that something, the jenesaisquoi, the elusive it. From NPR It has a certain jenesaisquoi that will make it perfect for the photographer who prefers cameras with some soul. From WIRED There was much talk about "heart" -- that jenesaisquoi that turned fighters into legends. From The Atlantic Often, the reason an outfit falls short is a certain jenesaisquoi. From VentureBeat How do you define that certain jenesaisquoi that enables an entrepreneur to convince skeptics their idea is the next big thing? From CNN It's subtly different from its forebears in terms of letterforms, and it'll give your company's pseudo-retro web presence a certain jenesaisquoi. From VentureBeat I feel myself more and more fortunate to have got this nice, practical arrangement with the jenesaisquoi of culture and breeding added. From Project Gutenberg If they are both bad, she comforts herself that she has graces; a certain manner; a 'jenesaisquoi,' still more engaging than beauty. From Project Gutenberg Besides, you have a jenesaisquoi that will prevent the world from laughing, but if you continue you will have nothing. From Project Gutenberg It is not riches, it is not talent, it is not eloquence; it is the jenesaisquoi. From Project Gutenberg You must always expect to hear, more or less, from me, upon that important subject of manners, graces, address, and that undefinable 'jenesaisquoi' that ever pleases. From Project Gutenberg If a certain jenesaisquoi did not constitute the difference in this gentry between humor and coarseness, between politeness and impudence, then there was none at all. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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