Fondue is a meal built around a hot pot of something melted or very hot, into which you dip small pieces of food on a long fork.

Fonduefondue is a meal built around a hot pot of something melted or very hot是一種以一鍋融化或很燙的東西為中心的餐點, into which you dip small pieces of food on a long fork你用長叉子把小塊食物沾進去吃.

The classic kind is melted cheese, often with wine in it, and you dip bread. There is also a pot of hot oil, for small pieces of meat, and a sweet kind with melted chocolate, for fruit or cake.

The classic kind經典的一種 is melted cheese是融化的起司, often with wine in it裡面常常加了酒, and而且 you dip bread你用來沾麵包吃. There is also還有一種 a pot of hot oil是一鍋熱油, for small pieces of meat用來燙小塊的肉, and而且 a sweet kind with melted chocolate還有一種甜的、用融化巧克力做的, for fruit or cake用來沾水果或蛋糕.

You keep the pot warm at the table, and everyone eats from the same pot.

You你 keep the pot warm at the table會在桌上讓鍋子保持溫熱, and而且 everyone eats from the same pot大家都從同一鍋裡吃.

The idea is Swiss and French; English just borrowed the word and did not translate it. It feels a bit special — a dinner party word, not an everyday lunch.

The idea這個概念 is Swiss and French是瑞士和法國的; English英文 just borrowed the word只是借用了這個詞 and而 did not translate it沒有翻譯它. It它 feels a bit special讓人覺得有點特別 — a dinner party word是個晚宴聚餐才會用的詞, not an everyday lunch不是平常吃午餐會用的.

People sometimes stretch it to any ‘dip it yourself’ hot pot, though a Taiwanese 火鍋 with broth is not quite the same thing: fondue is usually cheese, oil, or chocolate, not soup.

People人們 sometimes stretch it有時候會把這個詞用得更寬 to any 'dip it yourself' hot pot泛指任何「自己沾著吃」的熱鍋料理, though即使 a Taiwanese 火鍋 with broth台灣那種有湯底的火鍋 is not quite the same thing並不完全是同一回事: fondue通常fondue usually is cheese, oil, or chocolate是起司、油或巧克力, not soup而不是湯.