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- (of a menu or restaurant) listing or serving food that can be ordered as separate items, rather than part of a set meal（菜单, 饭店）提供点菜的。
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- (of food) available on such a menu（食物）点菜菜单上列有的。
- as separately priced items from a menu, not as part of a set meal按菜单点菜地：
good food served à la carte.
按菜单点菜方式提供的美味食物。
词源
early 19th cent.: French， literally 'according to the (menu) card'.