count coup

短语

发音

UK /ˌkaʊnt ˈkuː/
其它
US /ˌkaʊnt ˈku/

词形变化

counted coup counting coup counts coup 三单 counts coup counting coup 现在分词 counted coup 过去式 counted coup 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To win prestige in battle by performing an act of bravery in the face of the enemy (such as touching him and escaping unharmed), a ritual of the Plains Indians of North America.

    美国 历史 不及物

词源

count + coup (“quick, brilliant, and highly successful act”) (from French coup (“blow, hit, strike”), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλᾰφος (kólăphos, “a buffet, a blow”)).

来源：wiktionary