parley
英['pɑ?l?]
美['pɑrli]
- n. 談判；會談
- vt. 談判；會談
- n. (Parley)人名；(英)帕利
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?parleys;第三人稱單數:?parleys;過去式:?parleyed;現在分詞:?parleying;
助記提示
1、parl- + -ey.
2、from Middle French parlée, from fem. past participle of Old French parler "to speak".
中文詞源
parley 和談，對話
來自古法語parler,說話，來自拉丁語parabolare,說話，交談，來自para-,在旁，在周圍，-bol,扔，投擲，詞源同parable,ballistic.字面意思即扔在旁邊的，引申詞義比較，打比方，說話技巧，交談，后用于指和談，對話。
英文詞源
- parley (n.)
- "conference, speech," especially with an enemy, mid-15c., from Middle French parlée, from fem. past participle of Old French parler "to speak" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *paraulare, from Late Latin parabolare "to speak (in parables)," from parabola "speech, discourse," from Latin parabola "comparison" (see parable).
- parley (v.)
- late 14c., "to speak, talk, confer," probably a separate borrowing of Old French parler "to speak" (see parley (n.)). Related: Parleyed; parleying. Meaning "to discuss terms" is 1560s, from the noun.
雙語例句
- 1. The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.
- 州長被迫與反叛者談判.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The government is ready to hold a parley at any moment.
- 政府準備隨時談判.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The general held a parley with the enemy about exchanging prisoners.
- 將軍與敵人談判交換戰(zhàn)俘事宜.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Then he began to parley with me.
- 然后他開始跟我談判.
來自辭典例句
- 5. When warring families wanted to make peace and arrange a parley, the Bocchicchio clan was contacted.
- 當各交戰(zhàn)家族想要講和,并想安排會談的時候,就要先同卜啟丘家族接洽.
來自教父部分