用餐

• 拼音: yòng cān
• 汉字拆解: 用 = 甬 (vessel being used — practical use); 餐 = 食 + 歺 (eat + meal remnants — a full meal)

含义

To have a meal; to dine. A polite and formal way to refer to the act of eating a meal.

More formal and refined than 吃饭 (to eat). Used in restaurant, hotel, diplomatic, and official contexts. Common in service industry language: 请用餐 (please enjoy your meal), 用餐时间 (meal time), 用餐区域 (dining area). Appropriate for written notices, formal invitations, and polite speech.

例句

1. 这家餐厅要求宾客至少提前一个月预订用餐，并说明忌口和过敏信息，方便主厨定制菜单。
2. 上午九点到十二点开全体大会，十二点到十三点半代表用餐交流，下午继续工作坊和双边会谈。
3. 按国宴礼宾规程，国家元首用餐时安保须在指定位置警戒，服务人员也要通过安全审查和礼仪培训。

用法指南

语境: hospitality, diplomacy, official, services

语气: polite

正确说法

• 酒店餐厅的用餐环境很精致，侍者提供桌边服务，七道式套餐在食材和摆盘上都很讲究。(The dining environment at the hotel restaurant is very refined; the servers provide tableside service, and the seven-course set menu is carefully prepared in both ingredients and plating.)
• 外交部在接待预案中注明，来访元首遵循清真饮食规范，全程用餐须由有认证的团队负责。(The Foreign Ministry noted in the reception plan that the visiting head of state follows halal dietary rules, so all dining arrangements must be handled by a certified team.)

错误说法

• 我们用餐吧 — in casual speech between friends, 我们吃饭吧 is natural and warm; 用餐 in an informal setting sounds stiff and overly ceremonious; reserve it for formal or service-industry contexts

起源与历史

用 (to use — 甬 phonetic, originally a bucket/vessel being used, hence practical use) + 餐 (meal — 食 eat + 歺 remnants/bones of a meal, later simplified)

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal