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单词 en passant
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en passant

[ ahn pa-sahnt; French ahn pah-sahn ]
/ ˌɑn pæˈsɑnt; French ɑ̃ pɑˈsɑ̃ /

adverb

(italics)French. in passing; by the way.
Chess. (used when a pawn that has moved two squares is captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.)

Origin of en passant

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby en passant

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British Dictionary definitions for en passant

en passant
/ (ɒn pæˈsɑːnt, French ɑ̃ pasɑ̃) /

adverb

in passing: in chess, said of capturing a pawn that has made an initial move of two squares to its fourth rank, bypassing the square where an enemy pawn on its own fifth rank could capture it. The capture is made as if the captured pawn had moved one square instead of two

Word Origin for en passant

C17: from French
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