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单词 parley
释义 par·ley
I. \ˈpärlē, ˈpȧl-, -li\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French parler to speak, talk, from Medieval Latin parabolare, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable — more at parable
transitive verb
1. : utter; especially : speak 3
 < that Yank can't half parley the lingo — Richard Llewellyn >
2. archaic : to grant a parley to : hold a conference or discussion with : address
intransitive verb
: to speak with another : confer
 < the Russian delegations … refused to parley with any Korean parties other than the Leftist — Current Biography >
specifically : to hold a parley with or as if with an enemy
 < the … government was forced to parley with the rebels — Richard Harrington >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : a conference held usually for the discussion of points in dispute
  < the plan of the State Department to sponsor regional parleys for its missions throughout the world — Current Biography >
  < other parleys were scheduled Thursday and Friday with the … electrical workers — Retailing Daily >
 b. : an oral and usually informal conference with an enemy under a truce (as for the discussion of armistice terms or an exchange of prisoners)
  < details of battle, parley, and further battle — G.B.Saul >
  < willingness to resume the cease-fire parleysCurrent Biography >
2. : mutual discourse : conversation, discussion
 < without further parley she proceeded in the direction indicated — Joseph Hergesheimer >
 < holding long and interesting parley with these worthies — Strand Magazine >
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