by-stroke

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An incidental or slyly given stroke; a gratuitous addition or indirect action.
    — But we do not suppose the House of Commons will quite surrender its authority to them on a point of such importance, or allow its intentions to be frustrated by a by-stroke of the Commissioners, without further inquiry.
  2. A secondary attack.
    — The carriage of Lord Wilsdown rattled swiftly up to the door of Prince de Rosenberg's house in Park-lane, and the footman springing nimbly to the ground, produced a roll of thunder from the knocker, that would have done credit to a by-stroke of the cloud compelling Zeus .

词形变化

by-strokes plural

词源

From by- + stroke.
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