tete-a-tete

• n. 促膝谈心；两人间的私下谈话
• adj. 两人私下的；面对面的
• adv. 面对面地；两人私下地

来自法语 tete-a-tete,头对头，来自古法语 teste,头，词源同 test,陶罐，检验，俚语义头。

tete-a-tete (n.)

"a private meeting," from French tête-à-tête, literally "head-to-head," from Old French teste "head" (see tete). The adjective, "private, confidential, with none present but the persons concerned" is recorded from 1728; as an adverb from 1790.