C1 noun ニュートラル

buffet

/ˈbʌfɪt/ (blow) or /bʊˈfeɪ/ (food)

A buffet is a heavy blow or strike, particularly one delivered with the hand or a weapon; metaphorically, it refers to a sudden shock, misfortune, or series of adverse circumstances that cause distress. In a social context, it also refers to a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.

例文

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1

The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.

The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.

2

The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.

The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.

3

After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.

After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.

語族

名詞
buffet
Verb
buffet
形容詞
buffeted
関連
buffeting
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'buff' person giving someone a 'buffet' (blow) while standing at a 'buffet' (food table).

クイックテスト

The small company managed to survive the ______ of the market crash through careful diversification.

正解!

正解は: buffet

例文

1

The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.

everyday

The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast buffet for all its guests.

2

The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.

formal

The institution struggled to remain solvent after the buffet of the global financial crisis.

3

After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.

informal

After that buffet to his ego, he wasn't exactly in the mood to party.

4

The coastal structures must be designed to withstand the constant buffet of salt spray and gale-force winds.

academic

The coastal structures must be designed to withstand the constant buffet of salt spray and gale-force winds.

5

Our quarterly earnings took a buffet due to the unexpected rise in raw material costs.

business

Our quarterly earnings took a buffet due to the unexpected rise in raw material costs.

語族

名詞
buffet
Verb
buffet
形容詞
buffeted
関連
buffeting

よく使う組み合わせ

take a buffet to suffer a blow or setback
weather the buffet to endure or survive shocks or difficulties
economic buffet a financial shock or blow
all-you-can-eat buffet a meal where you can eat as much as you want for a fixed price
constant buffet repeated strikes or pressures

よく使うフレーズ

a buffet of choices

a wide and diverse variety of options

buffeted by fate

pushed around or harmed by unlucky circumstances

cold buffet

a self-service meal consisting of cold foods

よく混同される語

buffet vs buffet (pronunciation)

The food sense is usually pronounced /bʊˈfeɪ/, while the blow/strike sense is pronounced /ˈbʌfɪt/.

📝

使い方のコツ

When using 'buffet' as a noun meaning a blow or shock, it is often used in literary or academic contexts. In everyday speech, it almost exclusively refers to the self-service meal.

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners often use the French-influenced pronunciation (/bʊˈfeɪ/) for the academic sense of 'a strike or blow', which should be pronounced like 'bucket' (/ˈbʌfɪt/).

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'buff' person giving someone a 'buffet' (blow) while standing at a 'buffet' (food table).

📖

語源

From the Old French 'bufe', meaning a blow, slap, or puff of wind.

文法パターン

Countable noun Often used with 'of' (e.g., a buffet of misfortunes) Can function as a collective noun for food
🌍

文化的な背景

The 'buffet' style of dining became highly popular in 20th-century Western culture as a symbol of abundance and casual social interaction.

クイックテスト

The small company managed to survive the ______ of the market crash through careful diversification.

正解!

正解は: buffet

関連単語

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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