| 单词 | informatory |
| 释义 | informatory, a.|ɪnˈfɔːmətərɪ|
[f. L. informāt- (see informator) + -ory.]
a. = informative 2.
1881Masson De Quincey xi. 138 Any kind of useful, or, as they are beginning to call it, ‘informatory’, printed matter. 1883Fortn. Rev. 1 Sept. 391 The volume is gossipy but instructive, always informatory. 1889J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Meth. 202 They are often of great informatory value.
b. Bridge: informatory double, a double which is intended to give information to one's partner, as distinct from a ‘business double’ which is for the purpose of scoring penalty points. So informatory pass.
1926Foster & Hervey Auction Bridge Informatory Doubles 82 This Informatory Pass would be made against (say) a Spade bid on such a hand as [etc.]. 1927[see business 21 d]. 1929W. Buller Reflections Bridge Player 176 ‘The Informatory Double’ is not strictly set convention. 1950Hoyle's Games Modernized (ed. 20) 55 If a player holds a good hand against a call of 1 of a suit, but is without sufficient strength or length in any other suit to justify him in overbidding, he doubles the original call. This is known as the informatory double (or informatory raise). 1964G. F. Hervey Handbk. Card Games 161 When a player has bid one of a suit, it is usually better for the opponent to make an informatory or take-out double rather than a weak overbid. An informatory double is a request to partner to bid his best suit. |
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