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单词 en prise
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Definition of en prise in English:

en prise

adjectiveɒ̃ ˈpriːzän ˈprēz
Chess
  • predicative (of a piece or pawn) in a position to be taken.

    as complement I had her knight en prise
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For example, if Player A leaves a queen en prise, the opponent will quickly grab it and wreck A's game.
    • But I do it anyway, because when I look methodically at all the squares attacked beyond the fourth rank, sometimes I see something actually useful, like a back rank mate or a queen en prise.
    • Instead of capturing a Rook, Black puts a Bishop en prise, with check, on an unguarded square.

Origin

Early 19th century: French.

 
 

Definition of en prise in US English:

en prise

adjectiveän ˈprēz
Chess
  • predicative (of a piece or pawn) in a position to be taken.

    as complement I had her knight en prise
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But I do it anyway, because when I look methodically at all the squares attacked beyond the fourth rank, sometimes I see something actually useful, like a back rank mate or a queen en prise.
    • Instead of capturing a Rook, Black puts a Bishop en prise, with check, on an unguarded square.
    • For example, if Player A leaves a queen en prise, the opponent will quickly grab it and wreck A's game.

Origin

Early 19th century: French.

 
 
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