coupe
coupe — 名詞
1. A short-stemmed drinking glass whose round bowl is broad and flat rather than de
碟形杯
短腳寬淺杯身的酒杯，用於雞尾酒或香檳
A short-stemmed drinking glass whose round bowl is broad and flat rather than deep, used at parties and bars to serve cocktails or sparkling wine.
Samir poured the champagne into a chilled coupe glass at the wedding reception.
Samir 在婚宴上將香檳倒入冰鎮過的碟形杯中。
collocation: chilled coupe glass
A coupe glass has a broad bowl that shows off a cocktail's colour.
碟形杯的寬杯身能展現雞尾酒的色澤。
Mayumi bought a set of six vintage coupe glasses for her cocktail parties.
Mayumi 買了一組六只復古碟形杯，用來辦雞尾酒派對。
Ilan held the coupe glass by its stem so the drink would stay cold longer.
Ilan 握住碟形杯的杯腳，這樣飲料才能保持冰涼。
A coupe glass works well for serving cold desserts like lemon sorbet.
碟形杯也很適合盛裝檸檬雪酪之類的冰涼甜點。
- champagne coupe
A coupe glass specifically used for champagne; wider and shallower than a flute.
- cocktail glass
A broader category that includes coupe glasses and the more common V-shaped martini glasses.
- champagne flute
A tall, narrow glass for champagne that preserves bubbles longer than a coupe glass.
文法句型
coupe glass (as compound noun)
用法筆記
Often used in the compound 'coupe glass' to distinguish it from other glassware. Pronounced /kuːp/ (rhymes with 'soup'), not to be confused with the car sense, which is pronounced /kuːˈpeɪ/.
常見錯誤
2. A two-door automobile whose roofline slopes downward towards the rear, typically
雙門轎車
兩扇車門、車頂向後傾斜的小客車
A two-door automobile whose roofline slopes downward towards the rear, typically seating two to four passengers and giving the vehicle a sporty appearance.
Felipe parked his silver coupe next to his wife's SUV in the driveway.
Felipe 把他的銀色雙門轎車停在車道上，旁邊是太太的休旅車。
collocation: silver coupe
The new electric coupe can drive three hundred miles on a single charge.
這款新的電動雙門轎車充一次電就能開三百英里。
Zuri looked at several sedans before choosing a sporty red coupe.
Zuri 看了好幾款四門轎車，最後選了一輛紅色跑車型雙門轎車。
Samir took his coupe to the mechanic after hearing a strange noise from the engine.
Samir 聽到引擎發出怪聲後，就把雙門轎車開去修理廠。
The coupe's sloping roof makes it look more stylish than a regular sedan.
雙門轎車的傾斜車頂讓它看起來比一般四門轎車更有型。
- two-door car
A neutral description without the sporty connotation of 'coupe'.
- sports car
Often overlaps in meaning, though a sports car emphasizes performance more than body style.
用法筆記
Countable noun. Traditionally, a coupe has two doors and seats two to four people. Some modern car makers market 'four-door coupe' designs, but this is a marketing term rather than the traditional definition. The traditional spelling is 'coupé' (with an acute accent over the e); 'coupe' without the accent is a widely accepted variant that has become the standard form in American English.
常見錯誤
3. A horse-drawn enclosed carriage on four wheels, used during the 1800s and early
雙座馬車
19世紀封閉式四輪雙座廂型馬車
A horse-drawn enclosed carriage on four wheels, used during the 1800s and early 1900s, that carried two people inside while the driver sat on an outside bench at the front.
The museum displayed a 19th-century coupe once owned by a French ambassador.
博物館展示了一輛十九世紀的雙座馬車，曾屬於一位法國大使。
historical register marker
In old novels, wealthy characters often travel through the city in a coupe.
在舊小說中，有錢的角色常常乘坐雙座馬車穿行在城市裡。
The driver climbed onto the outside seat of the coupe and took the reins.
車夫爬上雙座馬車外部的座位，拉起了韁繩。
Unlike an open carriage, the coupe protected passengers from rain and cold weather.
與敞篷馬車不同，雙座馬車能為乘客遮擋風雨和寒冷。
Rin read about a historic coupe that carried diplomats through Vienna in 1890.
Rin 讀到關於一輛歷史悠久的雙座馬車，1890 年曾載著外交官行駛於維也納。
- open carriage
A horse-drawn vehicle without a fixed roof, the opposite design to a closed coupe.
用法筆記
This sense is historical and rarely used outside of museums, historical fiction, or antique-vehicle contexts. The pronunciation follows the French-derived /kuːˈpeɪ/ pattern shared with the car sense. The traditional form of the word is 'coupé' (with an acute accent); 'coupe' without the accent is an accepted variant, especially in American English.