Parry
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 挡开, 避开 ( 武器, 问题等)
- ［英］ v. 挡开, 避开 ( 武器, 问题等) ( to ward off; to evade)
- ［类］ shirk : duty / parry : question ( 逃避责任 / 逃避问题)
- ［记］ 来自pare ( 削皮, 修剪) ＋ry
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (parried; parrying)
- Etymology: probably from French parez, imperative of parer to parry, from Old Occitan parar, from Latin parare to prepare — more at pare
- Date: 1672
- intransitive verb
- 1. to ward off a weapon or blow
- 2. to evade or turn aside something
- transitive verb
- 1. to ward off (as a blow)
- 2. to evade especially by an adroit answer <parried the question>
- ? parry noun
