pugilism「拳击」的运用及起源
E语Tong2021-01-06 21:24
Word of the Day：January 6, 2021
pugilism
(空手打的)拳击
noun PYOO-juh-liz-um
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01:38来自E语Tong
Definition
: boxing
「体」拳击
Examples
"Floyd Mayweather says he'd be willing to come out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor again—but only for, say, 'an easy $300 million.' Which just goes to show that Floyd—in finance as well as pugilism—remains a big fan of the must-score system." — Dwight Perry, The Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2020
“弗洛伊德·梅威瑟说，他愿意在退休后与科纳·麦格雷戈再次比拼，但他只是为了“一笔轻松的3亿美元”。 这恰恰表明，弗洛伊德（无论是金融还是拳击）仍然是行业内必不可少的实力派人士。”
"Born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, William Neeson originally had his eyes set on pugilism, not acting. In 2014, Neeson recalled being 9 years old and attending Sunday Mass when his parish priest, Father Darragh, announced he was starting up a youth boxing club." — Jake Rossen, Mental Floss, 18 Nov. 2020
威廉·内森（William Neeson）于1952年6月7日出生于北爱尔兰的巴利米纳（Ballymena），最初的他的目光是聚焦在拳击上而不是做戏。 2014年，尼森回忆起自己9岁的生日时参加周日弥撒，当时他的教区牧师达拉格神父宣布他将建立一个青年拳击俱乐部。
Did You Know?
The sport of boxing had its Olympic initiation more than 2,500 years ago in the 23rd Olympiad of 688 BCE. The ancient Romans adopted the sport from the Greeks, and we adopted the word pugilism from them: the Latin word pugil means "boxer." (The word is related to the Latin pugnus, meaning "fist.") Boxing faded out with the decline of the Roman Empire, but resurged in popularity in the 18th century. By the century's end, pugilist and pugilism were firmly entrenched in the English lexicon, and pugilism now sees additional use in reference to metaphorical sparring, as in a political debate.
Boxing起源于2500年前的奥林匹克运动，起源于公元前688年的第23届奥运会。 古罗马人从希腊人那里采用这项运动，而我们从他们那里借用了“ pugilism”一词：拉丁语 pugil ，意思是“boxer「拳击手」”。 （该词与拉丁语 pugnus 有关，意为“fist「拳头」”。）Boxing随着罗马帝国的衰落而淡出，但在18世纪却受到欢迎。 到本世纪末，在英语词典中，pugilist和pugilism是密切相关的，如今，pugelism 在政治节目里也被视为比喻对练的说明。
Test Your Vocabulary
Unscramble the letters to create a pugilistic word for a powerful blow: RHAAEKYM.1
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