whist
FREQ #43652
interj. 嘘, 肃静 a. 无声的, 安静的 n. 惠斯特牌戏
发音
其它
/ˈwɪst/
词形变化
whists
复数
whists
whisted
whisting
whists
三单
whisting
现在分词
whisted
过去式
whisted
过去分词
more whist
比较级
most whist
最高级
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
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2.
A session of playing this card game.
可数 不可数
v.
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1.
To hush or shush; to still.
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2.
To become silent.
不及物 罕用
adj.
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1.
Silent, hushed.
罕用
interj.
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1.
Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!
词汇关系
相关短语
词源
Alteration of whisk, perhaps so called from the notion of “whisking” up cards after each trick. Altered perhaps on assumption that the word was an interjection invoking silence, by influence of whist (“silent”).
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