English Dictionary

madeleine

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmad(ə)lɪn/

名詞

比喩的用法

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell. / (figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.

日本語の意味

フランス発祥の小さなケーキ、しばしば扇形の貝殻に似た形状をしているスポンジケーキ。 / （比喩的に）懐かしい記憶や郷愁を呼び起こすもの、想起を促すもの。

She dunked a madeleine into her tea and smiled as the buttery crumbs dissolved.

彼女は紅茶にフランスの貝殻型スポンジケーキを浸し、バターの風味のパンくずがほどけるのを見て微笑んだ。

意味（1）

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

And suddenly the memory revealed itself. The taste was that of the little piece of madeleine which on Sunday mornings at Combray […] my aunt Léonie used to give me, dipping it first in her own cup of tea or tisane.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.

The Robe was thus fixed in my mind as a symbol, and in my memory as a madeleine, of Jewish evil.

madeleines （ plural ）