aspic
noun /ˈæspɪk/
/ˈæspɪk/
[uncountable]- clear jelly that food can be put into when it is being served cold
肉冻 - in aspic chicken breast in aspic
鸡脯冻 - (figurative) We cannot preserve our culture in aspic.
我们不能用肉冻保存我们的文化。
词源late 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘asp’, from the colours of the jelly as compared with those of the snake. - in aspic chicken breast in aspic