"conference, speech," especially with an enemy, mid-15c., from Middle French parlée, from fem. past participle of Old French parler "to speak" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *paraulare, from Late Latin parabolare "to speak (in parables)," from parabola "speech, discourse," from Latin parabola "comparison" (see parable).
parley (v.)
late 14c., "to speak, talk, confer," probably a separate borrowing of Old French parler "to speak" (see parley (n.)). Related: Parleyed; parleying. Meaning "to discuss terms" is 1560s, from the noun.
中文解释
1、parl- + -ey.2、from Middle French parlée, from fem. past participle of Old French parler "to speak".
实用例句
1. The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.
州长被迫与反叛者谈判.
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2. The government is ready to hold a parley at any moment.
政府准备随时谈判.
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3. The general held a parley with the enemy about exchanging prisoners.
将军与敌人谈判交换战俘事宜.
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4. Then he began to parley with me.
然后他开始跟我谈判.
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5. When warring families wanted to make peace and arrange a parley, the Bocchicchio clan was contacted.