omelette
/ˈɒmlɪt/( <美> 亦作omelet)
noun
- a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and served plain or with a savoury or sweet topping or filling煎蛋饼, 炒蛋。
短语
one can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
- proverb one cannot accomplish something without adverse effects elsewhere〈谚〉有得必有失。
- ORIGIN: translating French On ne saurait faire une omelette sans casser des oeufs.
词源
French, earlier amelette （alteration of alumette）, variant of alumelle, from lemele 'knife blade', from Latin lamella （see LAMELLA）. The association with 'knife blade' is probably because of the thin flat shape of an omelette.