parley
英 ['pɑ?l?]
美['pɑrli]
- n. 談判；會談
- vt. 談判；會談
- n. (Parley)人名；(英)帕利
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
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".
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