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词汇 faro
释义

faro1

noun ˈfɛːrəʊ
mass noun
  • A gambling card game in which players bet on the order in which the cards will appear.

    法罗(一种赌博纸牌戏,玩牌者对牌出现的顺序下注)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A dozen or so were clustered around the faro table in the centre while, at the smaller tables, members played in pairs or foursomes.
    • The first part described the game of faro and is of little importance other than showing that Daniel was learning about probability at this time.
    • He did not mention that he had felt lonely, when Philip had left their picquet game to play faro and drink sociably with his peers.
    • Does that mean you're a faro player?
    • He was a layabout and an amateur boxer, a no-luck faro player with a temper when he lost.
    • After conning a new victim, Jones would gamble away his money at faro, usually in crooked games run by other hustlers.

Origin

Early 18th century (originally as pharaoh or pharo): from French pharaon (see pharaoh), said to have been the name of the king of hearts.

Faro2

proper nounˈfɑːrəʊ
  • A seaport on the south coast of Portugal, capital of the Algarve; population 58,739 (2007).

Rhymes

Kilimanjaro, Pissarro, Pizarro, Tupamaro

Definition of faro in US English:

faro

nounˈferōˈfɛroʊ
  • A gambling card game in which players bet on the order in which the cards will appear.

    法罗(一种赌博纸牌戏,玩牌者对牌出现的顺序下注)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He did not mention that he had felt lonely, when Philip had left their picquet game to play faro and drink sociably with his peers.
    • He was a layabout and an amateur boxer, a no-luck faro player with a temper when he lost.
    • A dozen or so were clustered around the faro table in the centre while, at the smaller tables, members played in pairs or foursomes.
    • The first part described the game of faro and is of little importance other than showing that Daniel was learning about probability at this time.
    • After conning a new victim, Jones would gamble away his money at faro, usually in crooked games run by other hustlers.
    • Does that mean you're a faro player?

Origin

Early 18th century (originally as pharaoh or pharo): from French pharaon (see pharaoh), said to have been the name of the king of hearts.

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