"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.
雙語例句
1. The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.
州長被迫與反叛者談判.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The government is ready to hold a parley at any moment.
政府準(zhǔn)備隨時談判.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The general held a parley with the enemy about exchanging prisoners.
將軍與敵人談判交換戰(zhàn)俘事宜.
來自辭典例句
4. Then he began to parley with me.
然后他開始跟我談判.
來自辭典例句
5. When warring families wanted to make peace and arrange a parley, the Bocchicchio clan was contacted.