deuce
英 [dju?s]
- n. 平手；兩點；惡運
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?deuces;
中文詞源
deuce 局末平分
來自拉丁語duos, 二，詞源同two. 指比賽中的局末平分，需連贏兩局方可贏得比賽。
英文詞源
- deuce
- deuce: [15] The underlying meaning of deuce emerges most clearly in its application to playing cards and dice: the number two. It comes from Old French deus ‘two’, which goes back to duōs, the accusative case of Latin duo ‘two’ (English two comes ultimately from the same source). Its use in tennis comes from the French phrase à deux, literally ‘at two’, which signifies that a player must score two successive points to win a game. It is generally thought that the mild oath deuce came from duus, the Low German descendant of Latin duōs, which gamblers supposedly cried out in disgust when they threw the lowest score, a two.
- deuce (n.)
- late 15c., "the 2 in dice or cards," also "a roll of 2 in dice" (1510s), from Middle French deus (Modern French deux), from Latin duos (nominative duo) "two" (see two).
Became a mild oath by 1710, about 50 years after it was first attested in the sense of "bad luck, the devil, etc.," perhaps because two was the lowest score, and probably by similarity to Latin deus and related words meaning "god." Low German had der daus! in same sense 16c., which perhaps influenced the English form. Deuce coupe is 1940s hot-rodder slang for "souped up two-door car," especially a 1932 Ford. Related: Deuced; deucedly.
雙語例句
- 1. the deuce of clubs
- 梅花二
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. What the deuce is that?
- 那究竟是什么東西?
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. The weather played the deuce with our plans.
- 天氣使我們的計劃告吹了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Then she can go to the deuce . "
- 到那時就叫她 見鬼 去吧.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. " Now , who the deuce do I know? "
- “ 見鬼,我哪里認識什么人 啊 ?
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹