athlete

英 ['?θli?t] 美['?θlit]

CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中頻詞常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?athletes;

諧音：愛死你的、愛使力的 →劉翔是個偉大的運動員（athlete），得了很多冠軍，很多女fans 總

喜歡說我“愛死你的”

athlete 運動員

來自拉丁詞athlos, 競爭。

athlete: athlete: [18] The etymological idea underlying athlete is ‘competing for a prize’. Greek āthlon meant ‘a(chǎn)ward, prize’, whence the verb athlein ‘compete for a prize’. Derived from this was the noun athlētés ‘competitor’. The context in which the word was most commonly used in Greek was that of the public games, where competitors took part in races, boxing matches, etc. Hence the gradual narrowing down of the meaning of athlete to ‘one who takes part in sports involving physical exercise’, and even further to ‘participant in track and field events’.
athlete (n.): early 15c., from Latin athleta "a wrestler, athlete, combatant in public games," from Greek athletes "prizefighter, contestant in the games," agent noun from athlein "to contest for a prize," related to athlos "a contest" and athlon "a prize," which is of unknown origin. Before 1750, usually in Latin form. In this sense, Old English had plegmann "play-man." Athlete's foot first recorded 1928, for an ailment that has been around much longer.

1. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.: 這個男孩在上小學(xué)的時候就初次顯示出成為運動員的潛力。

4. The athlete received a two-year suspension following a positive drug test.: 該運動員因尿檢結(jié)果呈陽性而被停賽兩年。

5. Derartu is an outstanding athlete and deserved to win.: 德拉爾圖是位優(yōu)秀的運動員，贏得比賽也是理所當(dāng)然。