smorgasbord

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːd/|/ˈsmɔːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/|/ˈsmɜːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/|/ˈsmɜːɡəʊs(ˌ)bʊəd/    美 /ˈsmɔɹɡəsˌbɔɹd/|/ˈʃmɔɹ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
    — In the middle of the saloon they observed a small table set out with little dishes, containing bread and butter, sardines, pickled herrings, cheese, large baskets filled with rye biscuit, dark and untempting to Mabel's English eye, and the never failing brandy. Gathered around the smorgasbord were all the Swedes talking and eating most earnestly (all standing).
  2. An abundant and diverse collection of things. figuratively
    — “Every time you went into the library,” said the book, “the Creator of the Universe held His breath. With such a higgledy-piggledy cultural smorgasbord before you, what would you, with your free will, choose?”

词形变化

smorgasbords plural smörgåsbord alternative

词汇关系

相关词
A charcuterie is for snacking a smorgasbord is a full hearty meal

词源

Borrowed from Swedish smörgåsbord (“buffet with many small dishes; smorgasbord”), from smörgås (“sandwich”) + bord (“table”). Smörgås is from Swedish smör (“butter”) + gås (“goose”), a reference to pieces of butter which float to the surface of milk when churned.
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