英语词汇中有28%是来自法语,所以大家会发现英语和法语里经常会出现长得很像,甚至是长得一模一样的单词和表达,这一系列的文章就给大家介绍一些英语里的法语单词,对大家学习英语和法语都很有帮助哦!

英语里的法语词汇(十五)
je ne regrette rien  我不后悔
"I regret nothing" (from the title of a popular song sung by Édith Piaf: "Non, je ne regrette rien"). Also the phrase the UK's then Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont chose to use to describe his feelings over the events of September 16, 1992 ('Black Wednesday')

je ne sais quoi   我不知道是什么
"I-don't-know-what" : an indescribable or indefinable 'something' which distinguishes the object in question from others which are superficially similar.

je t'aime 我爱你
I love you. Implies "I like you" too. The French word "aimer" implies all the different kinds of love (love = like). In order to differentiate the two, one would say simply "je t'aime" to one's love whereas one would say "je t'aime bien" (lit. I love you well) to a friend.

je suis  我是
I am

jeu d'esprit  妙语,趣味游戏
"play of spirit"; a witty, often light-hearted, comment or composition

jeunesse dorée  游手好闲的青年
"gilded youth"; name given to a body of young dandies who, after the fall of Robespierre, strove to bring about a counter-revolution. Today used for any offspring living an affluent lifestyle.

laïcité  政教分离的
separation of the State and the different Churches (at first, it concerned especially Catholicism). In France, where the concept originated, it means an absence of religious interference in government affairs and government interference in religious affairs. But the concept is often assimilated and changed by other countries. For example, in Belgium, it usually means the secular-humanist movement and school of thought.

laisser-faire  放任做某事
"let do"; often used within the context of economic policy or political philosophy, meaning leaving alone, or non-interference. The phrase is the shortcut of Laissez faire, laissez passer, a doctrine first supported by the Physiocrats in the 18th century. The motto was invented by Vincent de Gournay, and it became popular among supporters of free-trade and economic liberalism. It is also used to describe a parental style in developmental psychology, where the parent(s) does not apply rules nor guiding.

laissez-passer  通行证
a travel document, a passport

lanterne rouge  车队中的最后一辆车
the last-place finisher in a cycling stage race; most commonly used in connection with the Tour de France
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