| 单词 | martingale |
| 释义 | martingale /mahr"tn gayl'/, n. 1. Also called standing martingale. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs and through a loop in the neckstrap or hame, and fastens to the noseband: used to steady or hold down the horse's head. See illus. under harness. 2. Also called running martingale. a similar device that divides at the chest into two branches, each ending in a ring through which the reins pass. 3. Naut. a stay for a jib boom or spike bowsprit. 4. a system of gambling in which the stakes are doubled or otherwise raised after each loss. [1580-90; < MF: kind of hose fastened at the back, allegedly < Pr martegalo, fem. of martegal, inhabitant of Martigue, town in SE France, though sense appar. influenced by Sp almártaga harness < Ar al-marta'ah the vein] |
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