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A parley is a talk between enemies — or between people who do not trust each other — when they stop fighting for a while and try to make peace, or at least to stop the shooting. It is not a friendly chat over tea.
A parley parley is a talk between enemies是敵對雙方之間的一場談話 — or between people who do not trust each other或是彼此不信任的人之間的談話 — when they stop fighting for a while and try to make peace,雙方暫時停止交戰、試著談和, or at least to stop the shooting.或至少先停火。 It is not a friendly chat over tea.這不是喝茶聊天那種友善的閒聊。
In old war stories the two sides meet under a white flag; the talking itself is the parley. You meet the word in history books, films, and games more than in the street.
In old war stories在古老的戰爭故事裡 the two sides meet under a white flag;雙方會在白旗下見面; the talking itself is the parley.那個談話本身就叫parley。 You meet the word in你會在 history books, films, and games歷史書、電影和遊戲裡遇到這個字 more than in the street.比在日常街頭常見得多。
It feels a little old and formal. People today usually say talk or negotiate.
It feels a little old and formal.它聽起來有點老派、正式。 People today usually say現代人通常會說 talk or negotiate.talk或negotiate。
Though actually, it can also be a verb: to parley is to hold that kind of talk, and some speakers still use it in a half-joking way (“We should parley before this gets worse”). A parley is the meeting, not the peace paper that may come after it.
Though actually,不過其實， it can also be a verb:它也可以當動詞用: to parley is to hold that kind of talk,parley就是進行那種談話, and some speakers still use it in a half-joking way有些人還是會半開玩笑地這樣用 ("We should parley before this gets worse").「We should parley before this gets worse」，意思是我們應該在事情變更糟之前先談一談。 A parley is the meeting, not the peace paper that may come after it.parley是指那場會面，不是之後可能簽的和平協議。
組成From Middle English parlai “speech, parley,” from Old French parler “to talk.” That French verb comes from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola “comparison,” from Greek parabolē: para “beside” + bolē “throwing.” So the old picture is “throwing one idea beside another,” which later just meant speech. Doublet of palaver.
同家族的字
- palaversame French/Latin/Greek line; palaver is the doublet (a long, sometimes empty talk)
- parliamentalso from French parler “to talk” — a parliament is a talking-place
- parlora room for talking, from the same French verb parler
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Parleyname
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An uncommon surname.
parleynoun/ˈpɑːli/
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A conference, especially one between enemies.
- We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.
- Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]
parleyverb/ˈpɑːli/
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To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
- [...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us [...]
- "That is droll. Listen yet one time. You are very spiritual. Can you make a honorable lady of Her?" / "Don't be so malicious," says Mr. Bucket. / "Or a haughty gentleman of Him?" cries Madamoiselle, referring to Sir Leicester with ineffable disdain. "Eh! O then regard him! The poor infant! Ha! ha! ha!" / "Come, come, why this is worse Parlaying than the other," says Mr. Bucket. "Come along!"
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。