prix

prix — noun

1. a multi-course restaurant meal that costs one set amount decided by the restaura

1.名詞B2
釋義

a multi-course restaurant meal that costs one set amount decided by the restaurant, rather than charging separately for each dish ordered

例句

The French bistro offered a three-course prix fixe for twenty-two euros.

collocation: three-course prix fixe

Élise and Mert chose the prix fixe because it included both an appetizer and dessert.

同義詞
  • set menu

    more general term for a meal with limited choices at a fixed price

  • fixed-price menu

    more literal English equivalent, less French-sounding

  • table d'hôte

    formal French term for a similar multi-course fixed-price meal

反義詞
  • à la carte

    ordering each dish separately rather than as a fixed-price meal

文法句型

prix fixe + noun (menu, dinner, option)

用法筆記

The headword 'prix' is a French borrowing and nearly always appears within the compound noun 'prix fixe' (also written without hyphen as a two-word phrase). It is rarely used alone in English.

常見錯誤

The prix of that jacket is too high.
The price of that jacket is too high.
💡'prix' in English refers only to a fixed-price meal, not to the general concept of a price.