A card game for four people, playing as two pairs sitting opposite each other. The players take turns putting down one card each, and the highest card wins that round — a round is called a 'trick' — and the pair that wins the most tricks wins.

A card game for four people一種四人玩的紙牌遊戲, playing as two pairs sitting opposite each other兩兩配對，面對面坐著玩. The players take turns putting down one card each玩家輪流各出一張牌, and the highest card wins that round最大的牌贏得那一輪 — a round is called a 'trick'一輪叫做'trick' — and the pair that wins the most tricks wins贏得最多trick的那一對就獲勝.

It was hugely popular in Britain and America in the 1800s and early 1900s; small towns and churches held 'whist drives', evenings where lots of tables played at once. Today it is mostly older people, or families who have always played it, and it is a little old-fashioned. You will meet the word most often in old novels and films rather than in real life.

It was hugely popular in Britain and America在英國和美國非常流行 in the 1800s and early 1900s在1800年代到1900年代初; small towns and churches held 'whist drives'小鎮和教會會辦'whist drives'（惠斯特牌聚會）, evenings where lots of tables played at once一晚上很多桌同時開打. Today it is mostly older people現在大多是年長者, or families who have always played it或一直有在玩的家庭在玩, and it is a little old-fashioned有點老派. You will meet the word most often in old novels and films你比較常在舊小說和舊電影裡遇到這個字 rather than in real life而不是在真實生活裡.

Whist matters for one more reason: bridge grew out of it. If a student knows 橋牌, telling them whist is its simpler grandparent explains the word in one line.

WhistWhist matters for one more reason還有一個重要的原因: bridge grew out of it橋牌就是從它演變出來的. If a student knows如果學生知道 橋牌橋牌, telling them告訴他們 whist is its simpler grandparentwhist是橋牌更簡單的前身 explains the word in one line一句話就能解釋這個字.