Duel



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 决斗
• ［英］ n. 决斗 ( a formal fight between two persons)
• ［类］ skirmish : insignificance / duel : formality ( 小战斗的特点是不重要 / 决斗的特点是正式)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin duellum, from Old Latin, war
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a combat between two persons; specifically a formal combat with weapons fought between two persons in the presence of witnesses
• 2. a conflict between antagonistic persons, ideas, or forces; also a hard-fought contest between two opponents

II. verb (dueled or duelled; dueling or duelling)

• Date: circa 1645
• intransitive verb
  • to fight a duel
• transitive verb
  • to encounter (an opponent) in a duel
• ? dueler or dueller noun
• ? duelist or duellist noun

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