chess

英 [t?es] 美[t??s]

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復數:?chesses;

chess 棋子

來自check在古法語中的復數形式。

chess: chess: [13] The game of chess was named after its key move, in which the king is put in check. The plural of Old French eschec (from which we get check) was esches, which in Middle English became chess. (A roughly contemporary English term for the game was chequer, but this died out in the 15th century.) Old French eschec came ultimately from Persian shāh ‘king’, reflecting the game’s eastern origins. However, the terms for the game in Persian (chatrang) and Sanskrit (chaturanga) signify ‘four members of an army’ – namely, elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers.
=> check, cheque, exchequer
chess (n.): 13c., from Old French esches "chessmen," plural of eschec "game of chess, chessboard; checkmate" (see check (n.1)), from the key move of the game. Modern French still distinguishes échec "check, blow, rebuff, defeat," from plural échecs "chess."

The original word for "chess" is Sanskrit chaturanga "four members of an army" -- elephants, horses, chariots, foot soldiers. This is preserved in Spanish ajedrez, from Arabic (al) shat-ranj, from Persian chatrang, from the Sanskrit word.
The chess pieces are the block alphabet which shapes thoughts; and these thoughts, although making a visual design on the chessboard, express their beauty abstractly, like a poem. [Marcel Duchamp, address to New York State Chess Association, Aug. 30, 1952]

1. "Do you play chess?" he asked, looking askance at Miguel.: “你會下棋嗎？”他斜睨著米格爾問道。

2. Great chess players have a reputation for being both eccentric and argumentative.: 國際象棋大師們以性格怪異和好與人爭辯而聞名。

3. One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.: 有個犯人刻了一副漂亮的木頭象棋。

4. Gary Kasparov has retained his title as world chess champion.: 加雷·卡斯帕羅夫衛冕了他國際象棋世界冠軍的稱號。

5. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.: 國際象棋長久以來被認為是智慧的體現。