a game suitable for playing in a parlor 同义词：parlor game,
A parlour game is a group game played indoors. During the Victorian era in Great Britain and in the United States, these games were extremely popular among the upper and middle classes.
例句与用法
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I suggest you let us pass . - don ' t try your parlour games on me 我建议你不要管我们的事-别跟我玩什么把戏
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- i suggest you let us pass . - don ' t try your parlour games on me -我建议你不要管我们的事-别跟我玩什么把戏
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To try to argue that the real meaning of a poem can be discovered only if the reader brings to bear upon it abstruse , quasi - biographical “ evidence ” , and tiny , washed - up bits of etymological detritus , makes the reading and understanding of poetry into an elitist sport - cum - parlour game , undermining the notion that poetry has a universal appeal 如果说，只有当读者能够使用诗歌深奥的、传记般的“证据” ，以及微小无用的语源学零星，才能发掘诗歌的真意，那么，阅读和理解诗歌就变成了一场只有精英才能参与的半运动半消遣的游戏，破坏了诗歌具有大众感染力这个观念。
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