释义
n.
an opening in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of some compensating advantage
开局让棋法（国际象棋中开局时棋手牺牲一子，多为卒，以取得优势的下棋法）。
a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage
（多指带有一定风险，以取得一定优势为目的的）策略，动作；开场白
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his resignation was a tactical gambit .他的辞职是一种策略。
词源
"mid 17th cent.: originally