| 单词 | informatory double |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinformatory double 2. Bridge. Designating a bid or call primarily intended to give information about one's hand to one's partner, esp. in informatory double (double n. 3q). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > double > types of informatory double1913 informative1914 take-out double1926 Lightner1933 Sputnik double1958 penalty double1959 1896 M. C. Work Whist of To-day (ed. 4) 177 Informatory gain, a style of game that gives information.] 1913 M. C. Work Auction of To-day vii. 143 All doubles, except the double of one Spade by the Second Hand, which is really an informatory bid, are made for the purpose of increasing the score of the doubler. The old idea of informatory doubles has been abandoned. 1915 Atlanta Constit. 29 Aug. D bids two clubs, which he could never have done without B's informatory double, and makes game. 1926 A. E. M. Foster & G. F. Hervey Auction Bridge Informatory Doubles 82 This Informatory Pass would be made against (say) a Spade bid on such a hand as [etc.]. 1962 Times 29 Aug. 11/1 He cannot afford to double because his bid will be treated by North as informatory. 2000 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 18 May b8 Nevertheless, there remains a place for an informatory double. It is whimsically referred to as an impulsive double that informs declarer what to expect in the trump suit and how to play the hand. < as lemmas |
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