ploy

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tactic, strategy, or scheme. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: ruse, stratagem, device
  2. Sport; frolic. Scotland,UK,countable,dialectal,uncountable
  3. Employment. countable,obsolete,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.
    — Troops drawn up so as to show an extended front, with slight depth, are said to be deployed; when the depth is considerable and the front comparatively small, they are said to be in ployed formation.

词形变化

ploys plural ploys present,singular,third-person ploying participle,present ployed participle,past ployed past

词汇关系

衍生词
counterploy ratings ploy Trollope ploy

词源

词源 1
Possibly from a shortened form of employ or deploy. Or from earlier ploye, from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French ployer (compare modern plier), from Latin plicāre.
词源 2
Probably abbreviated from deploy.
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