单词 | gambit |
释义 | gambit/ˈɡambɪt /noun 1An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation: his resignation was a tactical gambit...
Synonyms stratagem, machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre, move, course of action, line of action, device, operation; ruse, trick, ploy, artifice British informal wheeze, wangle 2(In chess) an opening move in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of a compensating advantage: he tried the dubious Budapest gambit...
OriginMid 17th century: originally gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally 'tripping up', from gamba 'leg'. Rhymes |
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