(archaic)a fancy but insubstantial cooked dish, especially one of foreign origin (古)(尤指源于国外的)精美但不实惠的菜肴 ■(chiefly N. Amer.)an elegant but insubstantial trinket (主北美)华而不实的小饰物
语源
late 16th cent.: from French quelque chose 'something'. The French spelling was common in the 17th cent.; the present form results from interpretation of quelque chose as plural