ecarte (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[ecarte 词源字典]
card game for two played with 32 cards, 1824, from French écarté, literally "discarded," past participle of écarter "to discard," from e- (see ex-) + carte (see card (n.)). So called because the players may discard cards in his hand after the deal and get new ones from the deck.[ecarte etymology, ecarte origin, 英语词源]