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单词 gambit
释义

gambit

noun
/ˈɡæmbɪt/
/ˈɡæmbɪt/
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  1. a thing that somebody does, or something that somebody says at the beginning of a situation or conversation, that is intended to give them some advantage
    • an opening gambit (= the first thing you say)
    • The opposition have dismissed promises of tax cuts as a pre-election gambit.
    • His idea of a brilliant conversational gambit is ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?’
    Extra Examples
    • It looks as if their gambit has paid off.
    • It was a clever publicity gambit that ended in tragedy.
    • The long silences were a gambit to make him talk.
  2. a move or moves made at the beginning of a game of chess in order to gain an advantage later
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: originally gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally ‘tripping up’, from gamba ‘leg’.
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