entrée
/ˈɒntreɪ/noun
1
- the main course of a meal主菜。
1.1
- Brit. a dish served between the fish and meat courses at a formal dinner〈英〉(正式宴会上)在鱼和肉两道菜之间上的一道菜。
2
- the right to enter a domain or join a particular social group进入权; 加入权:
an actress with an entrée into the intellectual society of Berlin.
有权进入柏林知识界的一位女演员。
词源
early 18th cent. (denoting a piece of instrumental music forming the first part of a suite): French, feminine past participle of entrer 'enter' (see ENTRY).