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单词 ménage
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Definition of ménage in English:

ménage

noun meɪˈnɑːʒ
  • The members of a household.

    家庭,一家(人)

    the Clelland ménage

    克莱兰一家。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Picasso's turbulent love-life and his complicated ménage of women and ‘love-children’ meant that women are central to his art.
    • You'll find your run-of-the-mill standard, square tables, some even set for three for ménages of the same size, but what's really nice is the presence of larger round tables, more conducive to dinner with conversation.
    • In 1869 Bizet married Geneviève, the daughter of his teacher Halévy, but their ménage was soon interrupted by the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War and the turmoil of the Commune.
    • He asked his grandmother, with whom the family lived in a ménage that included the up-and-coming young pianist John Lill, for a loan of £50 to buy it.
    • Moreover, even though the men in the film do ultimately incorporate the mother, her return is experienced by the audience as an unfair intrusion and the men's inclusion of her in their ménage a generous (if also pragmatic) gesture.
    Synonyms
    family, household, clan, tribe

Origin

Middle English: from Old French menage, from mainer 'to stay', influenced by Old French mesnie 'household', both ultimately based on Latin manere 'remain'.

Definition of ménage in US English:

ménage

noun
  • 1The members of a household.

    家庭,一家(人)

    crisis had recently unsettled the Clelland ménage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He asked his grandmother, with whom the family lived in a ménage that included the up-and-coming young pianist John Lill, for a loan of £50 to buy it.
    • Picasso's turbulent love-life and his complicated ménage of women and ‘love-children’ meant that women are central to his art.
    • Moreover, even though the men in the film do ultimately incorporate the mother, her return is experienced by the audience as an unfair intrusion and the men's inclusion of her in their ménage a generous (if also pragmatic) gesture.
    • You'll find your run-of-the-mill standard, square tables, some even set for three for ménages of the same size, but what's really nice is the presence of larger round tables, more conducive to dinner with conversation.
    • In 1869 Bizet married Geneviève, the daughter of his teacher Halévy, but their ménage was soon interrupted by the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War and the turmoil of the Commune.
    Synonyms
    family, household, clan, tribe
    1. 1.1 The management of a household.
      家庭,一家(人)
      they were forced to conduct their ménage on a humbler scale than heretofore
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Assisting this merry ménage is Robert, master of the house.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French menage, from mainer ‘to stay’, influenced by Old French mesnie ‘household’, both ultimately based on Latin manere ‘remain’.

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