whist
noun /wɪst/
/wɪst/
[uncountable]- a card game for two pairs of players in which each pair tries to win the most cards
Topics Games and toysc2惠斯特(一种由两对游戏者玩的纸牌游戏) 词源mid 17th cent. (earlier as whisk): perhaps from whisk (with reference to whisking away the tricks).