DISCUSSa discussion in which enemies try to achieve peace 〔敌对双方的〕和谈,会谈
—parley verb [intransitiveI]
Examples from the Corpus
parley• Neither party paused for breath or parley.• Others were asleep during the critical moments of the parley.• When parley failed, he met aggression with his own fury.
Originparley
(1500-1600)Old Frenchparlée, from parler“to speak”, from Late Latinparabola; → PARABLE