tenace
/ˈteneɪs/noun
- (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a pair of cards in one hand which rank immediately above and below a card held by an opponent, e.g. the ace and queen in a suit of which an opponent holds the king（桥牌, 惠斯特和其他纸牌游戏的）间张（同一花色中的两张在级别上相差两级的牌, 以致不能连号, 如A, Q间缺K）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish tenaza, literally 'pincers'.