/'gæmbɪt; `ˇæmbɪt/
n
1 opening move(s) in chess in which a player sacrifices a piece in order to win an advantage later （国际象棋的）开局让棋法.
2 (fig 比喻) opening move in any situation that is calculated to win an advantage 为获得优势采取的第一步行动
*His opening gambit at the debate was a direct attack on Government policy. 他在辩论中的策略是先直接抨击政府的政策.

n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian;Origin: gambetto 'act of making someone fall over', from gamba 'leg']
something that you do or say which is intended to give you an advantage in an argument
　a clever debating gambit
　These questions are often an opening gambit (=the thing you say first) for a negotiation.
a planned series of moves at the beginning of a game of chess