sous
sous — noun
- soussingular
- sousesplural
1. a cook who is second in charge in a professional kitchen, responsible for helpin
a cook who is second in charge in a professional kitchen, responsible for helping the head chef and managing the other kitchen staff.
Amira was promoted to sous after working at the restaurant for two years.
promoted to sous — career progression in a kitchen
The sous checked every plate before the waiter carried it to the table.
Caleb asked the sous to taste the sauce and say if it needed more salt.
A good sous must stay calm when the kitchen is full of orders.
The hotel hired a new sous to help with the busy wedding season.
- sous-chef
the full, more formal term; 'sous' is the casual shortening used among kitchen staff
- deputy chef
less common in English kitchens; 'sous-chef' or 'sous' is the standard term
- second chef
used mainly in British hotel job titles, less frequent than 'sous'
文法句型
sous + verb
用法筆記
Commonly used in the restaurant industry as a short form of 'sous-chef'. Frequently preceded by an article ('a sous', 'the sous').
常見錯誤
2. a historical French coin worth very little; also used figuratively to refer to a
a historical French coin worth very little; also used figuratively to refer to a tiny sum of money, particularly in the fixed expression 'not a sou' (meaning having no money).
Grandfather kept a few old French sous in a wooden box on his desk.
old French sous — historical coin reference
Kabir found a copper sou from 1850 at the antique market last Sunday.
The museum display showed silver and copper sous used in France before the euro.
Linh saved every sou she could spare for her daughter's school supplies.
After paying the rent, the family did not have a single sou left.
- penny
a British coin of low value; used similarly in figurative phrases ('not a penny'), but not interchangeable in historical contexts
- centime
the French coin that replaced the sou after decimalisation; one-hundredth of a franc
- copper
informal term for a low-value coin, but not specific to French currency
文法句型
a sou
several sous
not a sou (idiomatic)
用法筆記
The singular form 'sou' may appear in fixed expressions like 'not a sou' or 'every sou'. 'Sous' is the regular plural. This sense is now historical since France adopted the euro in 2002.