stand patとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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stand pat (三人称単数 現在形 stands pat, 現在分詞 standing pat, 過去形および過去分詞形 stood pat)

1. (intransitive, poker) To play one's hand without drawing any more cards.
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV

     With a mixed hand and the highest card the curse of Scotland, I've seen that man stand pat in a game with four millionaire mining men.

2. (intransitive, blackjack) To stop hitting; to declare one's hand as final.

   After getting a hand of 20, the player stood pat.

   Synonyms: stand, (英国用法) stick

3. (idiomatic) To resist changes.
   • 2012, "Asia's Local Growth Dilemma", Wall Street Journal, by Alex Frangos, 21st of July:

     China has cut rates and allowed banks to boost lending, while some countries, such as South Korea have stood pat, fearful that inflation pressures could reignite.

派生語

• standpatism, standpattism
• standpatter

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