| 释义 |
écar·té
I. \|āˌkär|tā, āˈkärˌtā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from past participle of écarter to discard, from é- (from Latin ex-) + -carter (from carte card) — more at card
: a two-handed card game which is played with a 32-card pack and in which each player is dealt 5 cards and has the right to replace any or all of them before play can begin, the object being to win at least 3 tricks in a given hand
II. adjective
Etymology: French, past participle of écarter to separate, spread apart, from Old French escarter, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin exquartare to divide into four parts, from Latin ex- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -quartare, from Latin quartus fourth — more at quart
ballet, of the legs : held wide apart with an oblique side extension of one foot and the same arm |