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pourparler

/poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-ley/US // pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪ //UK // French (purparle, English pʊəˈpɑːleɪ) //

来谈一谈,来谈,谈谈,谈话

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pour·par·lers [poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-leyz]. /pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪz/. French.

    • : an informal preliminary conference.

Examples

  • It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.

  • Pourparler, a diplomatic conference towards the framing of a treaty.

  • To humour a madman—that is what one always advised, therefore Stolphe would make the pourparler, as the French say.