Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20175
gambit
开场白
an opening remark intended to give the speaker an advantage
- 1.
An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
国际象棋中牺牲子力以取得优势的开局。
- 2.
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
为使说话者获得优势的开场白
- 3.
Any ploy or stratagem.
任何计谋或策略。
- 4.
a maneuver in a game or conversation
游戏或谈话中的策略
- 5.
A remark intended to open a conversation.
旨在开启对话的言论。
- 6.
a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
棋局早期的走棋,玩家牺牲小棋子以获得有利位置
国际象棋中牺牲子力以取得优势的开局。；为使说话者获得优势的开场白；任何计谋或策略。；游戏或谈话中的策略；旨在开启对话的言论。
In use
Her opening gambit was to compliment the client's office.
He tried a friendly gambit to start the conversation with his new neighbor.
Many negotiators use polite gambits to create a positive atmosphere.
a gambit to do sth
gambit 是可数名词，后接不定式表示目的，常用于描述为取得优势而说或做的事。
Her question was a gambit to uncover the truth.
她的提问是为了查明真相的一种策略。
the gambit of doing sth
“the gambit of doing sth”常用来指某人采取的具体策略。
He used the gambit of asking a lot of questions to look intelligent.
他使用了问很多问题来显得聪明的招数。
a gambit for doing sth
用 for 引出目的时，后接动名词，表示该策略的用途。
Connections
Collocations
- opening gambit
- 开场白；开场策略
- Her opening gambit was to compliment his cooking.她的开场白是称赞他的厨艺。
- conversational gambit
- 交谈开场白；打开话头的话
- He used a conversational gambit to break the ice at the meeting.他在会议上用一句交谈开场白打破沉默。
- clever gambit
- 巧妙的招数；聪明的开场策略
- Asking about her weekend was a clever gambit to start the conversation.问起她的周末是开始交谈的巧妙一招。
- rhetorical gambit
- 修辞策略；修辞性开场白
- The professor began with a rhetorical gambit that made everyone pause.教授以一个让所有人愣住的修辞性开场白开场。
Idioms & figurative uses
- opening gambit
- 开场策略；最初的一步His opening gambit was to offer us coffee.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gambit 像 game + bit：为赢棋（game）先付出一点（bit）的‘开场白’，先让一步以占优势。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：negotiation、formal speech、strategic discussion gambit 在表示“为了取得优势而说的开场话”时，通常用于较正式或需要策略的场合，如谈判、演讲或辩论；日常随便聊天时较少用。
Grammar Note
词典中仅提供名词释义；虽然列有动词变位形式 gambited/gambiting，但未给出动词用法，请勿当作动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhyme: ambit. Gamble, gambol, and gambler share the gamb- spelling but are pronounced /-æmbəl/ or /-æmblər/, not /-æmbɪt/. Bit and habit match the final -bit spelling and /bɪt/ sound, but because gambit is stressed on the first syllable, they are not perfect rhymes.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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