释义 |
tales I. tales plural of tale present third singular of tale II. ta·les \ˈtā(ˌ)lēz\ noun (plural tales) Etymology: Middle English, from the Medieval Latin phrase tales de circumstantibus such (persons) of the bystanders; from the use of the phrase in the writ summoning them 1. tales plural : persons added to a jury usually from those in or about the courthouse to make up a deficiency in the available number of jurors regularly summoned 2. : a judge's writ or order summoning the tales |