deuce
noun /djuːs/
/duːs/
- [uncountable, countable] (in tennis
) the situation when both players have 40 as a score, after which one player must win two points one after the other in order to win the game网球 Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2局末平分 - [countable] (North American English) a playing card with two pips on it
二点的纸牌 - the deuce of clubs
梅花二
- the deuce of clubs
- the deuce[singular] (old-fashioned, informal) used in questions to show that you are annoyed
(用于问句中表示烦恼、厌恶)到底,究竟 - What the deuce is he doing?
他到底在干什么?
- What the deuce is he doing?
词源senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent.: from Old French deus ‘two’, from Latin duos.sense 3 mid 17th cent.: from Low German duus, probably of the same origin as deuce ‘two’ (two aces at dice being the worst throw).