c. 1200, "to strike with the fist or hand; cuff, box, slap; from Old French bufeter "to strike, slap, punch," from bufet (see buffet (n.2)). Related: Buffeted; buffeting.
buffet (n.1)
"table," 1718, from French bufet "bench, stool, sideboard," 12c., which is of uncertain origin. Sense in English extended 1888 to "meal served from a buffet."
buffet (n.2)
c. 1200, "blow struck with a fist or weapon," from Old French bufet "slap, punch," diminutive of bufe "a blow, slap, punch; puff of wind," figuratively "cunning trick," probably echoic of the sound of something soft being hit.
实用例句
1. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.
午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。
来自柯林斯例句
2. We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
我们坐在车站的自助餐厅里喝茶。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Are you having a sit - down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐?
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. There was a caterers'buffet stretching all around the dining room.
