déjà vu
noun[U]
uk/ˌdeɪ.ʒɑː ˈvuː/us/ˌdeɪ.ʒɑː ˈvuː/thestrangefeelingthat in some way you have alreadyexperiencedwhat ishappeningnow:
似曾经历过的感觉；似曾相识的感觉When Imether, I had astrangefeelingofdéjà vu.我遇见她时有一种似曾相识的感觉。
disapprovingThemoviehas astrongsenseofdéjà vu about it(= issimilarto othermoviesand does notcontainnewideas).这部影片给人一种强烈的似曾相识的感觉。
Foreign words & phrases used in English
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- Angrez
- carillon
- coda
- coup de théâtre
- en passant
- je ne sais quoi
- magnum opus
- mot juste
- ombudsman
- ooh la la
- oy
- passim
- primo
- rondo
- Schadenfreude
- troupe
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