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par·ley
/ˈpɑrli/
會談,談判(vi.)會談,談判(vt.)講
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Par·ley
n.
;
pl
.
Parleys
Mutual
discourse
or
conversation
;
discussion
;
hence
,
an
oral
conference
with
an
enemy
,
as
with
regard
to
a
truce
.
We
yield
on
parley
,
but
are
stormed
in
vain
.
--
Dryden
.
To beat a parley
Mil.
,
to
beat
a
drum
,
or
sound
a
trumpet
,
as
a
signal
for
holding
a
conference
with
the
enemy
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Par·ley
,
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Parleyed
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Parleying
.]
To
speak
with
another
;
to
confer
on
some
point
of
mutual
concern
;
to
discuss
orally
;
hence
,
specifically
,
to
confer
orally
with
an
enemy
;
to
treat
with
him
by
words
,
as
on
an
exchange
of
prisoners
,
an
armistice
,
or
terms
of
peace
.
They
are
at
hand
,
To
parley
or
to
fight
;
therefore
prepare
. --
Shak
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
parley
n
:
a
negotiation
between
enemies
v
:
discuss
,
as
between
enemies
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