gourmet
/ˈgʊəmeɪ/noun
1- a connoisseur of good food; a person with a discerning palate美食品尝家, 美食家。
1.1
- as modifier of a kind or standard suitable for a gourmet美食家的; 美食家标准的：
a gourmet meal.
一顿精美佳肴。
USAGE
On the distinction between gourmet and gourmand, see usage at GOURMAND.
词源
early 19th cent.: French, originally meaning'wine taster', influenced by GOURMAND.