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单词 coup
释义 coup
coup1
 /kooh/,  n.  ,  pl.   coups /koohz/; Fr. /kooh/.
  1. a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
  2. (among the Plains Indians of North America) a brave or reckless deed performed in battle by a single warrior, as touching or striking an enemy warrior without sustaining injury oneself.
  3. See coup d'état.
  4. count coup, (among Plains Indians of North America)
   a. to perform a coup.
   b. to recount or relate the coups one has performed.
 [1640-50; < F: lit., blow, stroke, OF colp < LL colpus, L colaphus < Gk kólaphos]
coup2
 /kohp, koohp/, v.t., v.i. Scot.
 overturn; upset.
 [1350-1400; ME coupe to pay for < ON kaupa to buy, barter; c. OE ceapian, G kaufen. See CHEAP]
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