parry
parry
(-ies, -ied)
(-ies, -ied)
- [with obj.]ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove
抵挡（武器，攻击）
he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically.
他剑走直立，挡开了那一击。
■answer (a question or accusation) evasively
回避（问题）；搪塞（质问）
he parried questions from reporters outside the building.
他避而不答楼外记者的提问。
- an act of warding off a blow
避开，闪开，挡开
■an evasive reply
搪塞；遁词
her questions met with a polite parry.
她的问题都被礼貌地搪塞过去。
- late 17th cent.: probably representing French parez! 'ward off!', imperative of parer, from Italian parare 'ward off'
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