| 单词 | gambit |
| 释义 | gambit /gam"bit/, n. 1. Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece. 2. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage. 3. a remark made to open or redirect a conversation. [1650-60; < F < Sp gambito or It gambetto (akin to OF gambet, jambet), equiv. to gamb(a) leg + -etta -ET] Syn. 2. ploy, stratagem, scheme, ruse. |
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