
ante
词源
源自拉丁语 'ante'(意为'之前'),18世纪通过西班牙语进入英语,最初用于描述扑克游戏中的前置赌注。
noun
❶ 在扑克等牌局中,玩家在发牌前必须投入的初始赌注,用于建立奖池基础金额。
“Each player must put in an ante of $5 before the cards are dealt.”
(发牌前每位玩家必须下注5美元作为底注。)
“The ante was raised to $10 in the final round of the poker game.”
(扑克决赛轮将底注提高到了10美元。)
❶ 泛指任何行动前需要预先支付的费用或代价,常用于比喻性表达。
“Paying for advanced training is the ante to enter this profession.”
(支付高级培训费用是进入这个行业的先决条件。)
“The political candidate had to raise millions as the ante for the campaign.”
(这位政治候选人必须筹集数百万作为竞选的入场费。)
verb
❶ 在牌局中下底注,引申为在行动前支付必要费用或接受条件。
“All players anteed up before the first card was revealed.”
(所有玩家在首张牌亮出前都下了底注。)
“The investors had to ante $50,000 each to join the venture.”
(投资者需每人支付5万美元才能加入该风险项目。)
常见短语
up the ante — 提高赌注或要求,指在竞争或谈判中增加筹码以施加压力。
“The company upped the ante by offering a 20% higher salary to top candidates.”
(该公司将给顶尖候选人的薪资提高20%,以此增加竞争力。)
ante up — 按要求支付款项,常带有不情愿但必须履行的意味。
“It's time for shareholders to ante up their portion of the new investment.”
(现在是股东们支付新投资份额的时候了。)