count coup

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌkaʊnt ˈkuː/    美 /ˌkaʊnt ˈku/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To win prestige in battle by performing an act of bravery in the face of the enemy (such as touching him and escaping unharmed), a ritual of the Plains Indians of North America. US,historical,intransitive
    — dǐ ki, v. t., to strike, to whip, to "count coup."

词形变化

counts coup present,singular,third-person counting coup participle,present counted coup participle,past counted coup past

词源

count + coup (“quick, brilliant, and highly successful act”) (from French coup (“blow, hit, strike”), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλᾰφος (kólăphos, “a buffet, a blow”)).
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