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Parry V Ward Duty Pæri V.挡开,避开(武器,问题等 英 挡开,避开(武器,问

单词 parry
音标 ['pæri]
解释 v.挡开,避开(武器,问题等)
红宝书 【英】 v. 挡开,避开(武器,问 题等)(to ward off; to evade)
【考】 shirk : duty / parry : question(逃避责任/逃避问题)
【记】 来自pare(削皮,修剪 )+ry
【例】 parry an embarrassing question(对一个令人 难堪的问题避而不答)
字源 parry (v.)
1630s, from French parez! (which commonly would have been heard in fencing lessons), imperative of parer "ward off," from Italian parare "to ward or defend a blow" (see para- (2)). Related: Parried; parrying. Non-fencing use is from 1718. The noun is 1705, from the verb.
不择手段背单词 v. 避开(武器, 问题等)
【记】par怕, 容易: 害怕所以躲避
【类】shirk: duty = parry: question逃避责任 = 逃避问题
趣味全助记 【记】音:拍你,有人拿砖头拍你→你就→挡开,架开,避开

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