chess

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复数: chesses;

chess 棋子

来自check在古法语中的复数形式。

chess: chess: [13] The game of chess was named after its key move, in which the king is put in check. The plural of Old French eschec (from which we get check) was esches, which in Middle English became chess. (A roughly contemporary English term for the game was chequer, but this died out in the 15th century.) Old French eschec came ultimately from Persian shāh ‘king’, reflecting the game’s eastern origins. However, the terms for the game in Persian (chatrang) and Sanskrit (chaturanga) signify ‘four members of an army’ – namely, elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers.
=> check, cheque, exchequer
chess (n.): 13c., from Old French esches "chessmen," plural of eschec "game of chess, chessboard; checkmate" (see check (n.1)), from the key move of the game. Modern French still distinguishes échec "check, blow, rebuff, defeat," from plural échecs "chess."

The original word for "chess" is Sanskrit chaturanga "four members of an army" -- elephants, horses, chariots, foot soldiers. This is preserved in Spanish ajedrez, from Arabic (al) shat-ranj, from Persian chatrang, from the Sanskrit word.
The chess pieces are the block alphabet which shapes thoughts; and these thoughts, although making a visual design on the chessboard, express their beauty abstractly, like a poem. [Marcel Duchamp, address to New York State Chess Association, Aug. 30, 1952]

1. "Do you play chess?" he asked, looking askance at Miguel.: “你会下棋吗？”他斜睨着米格尔问道。

2. Great chess players have a reputation for being both eccentric and argumentative.: 国际象棋大师们以性格怪异和好与人争辩而闻名。

3. One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.: 有个犯人刻了一副漂亮的木头象棋。

4. Gary Kasparov has retained his title as world chess champion.: 加雷·卡斯帕罗夫卫冕了他国际象棋世界冠军的称号。

5. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.: 国际象棋长久以来被认为是智慧的体现。