athlete

名词 athlete:

1. a person trained to compete in sports
   同义词：jock

1. This athlete has a powerful frame.
   这位运动员有着魁梧的体格。
2. We are undoubted her talent as an athlete.
   我们从不置疑她作为一个运动员的天赋。
3. The famous athlete had no vantage to win the game.
   那个有名的运动员已经没有优势赢得那场比赛了。
4. He's such a good athlete that most sports come naturally to him.
   他擅长运动，多数运动项目对他来说都轻而易举。
5. He is an excellent athlete; all his movements are perfectly coordinated.
   他是个优秀的运动员，他所有的动作都非常协调。
6. The athlete has an electrifying burst of speed.
   这个运动员具有惊人的爆发速度。
7. She looks like an athlete.
   她看起来像运动员。
8. Most first-class footballers are natural athletes.
   多数一流的足球运动员都是天生的健将。

ath.lete

n.Abbr. athl.（名词）缩写 athl.
A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
运动员：具有某种先天或后天才能，如体育锻炼和运动所必须需的体力、灵活和耐力，尤指在竞技中表示现出来的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin athlôta
源自 拉丁语 athlôta
from Greek athlôtôs [contestant]
源自 希腊语 athlôtôs [竞技者]
from athlein [to contend]
源自 athlein [参加竞赛]
possibly from athlos [contest]
可能源自 athlos [竞赛]

<注释>Athletes who believe that winning is the most important aspect of athletics have etymological support for their view,even if the way one plays the game is more important than winning a prize.The wordathlete may ultimately go back to the Greek word athlos, .contest, especially a contest for a prize.. Two other possible sources areathlon, .prize won in a contest,. and .athleus, .one who competes.. The Greek wordathlôtôs, derived from at least one of these sources, meant .combatant, champion,. and was used especially for competitors in games.Our wordathlete, borrowed from Greek by way of Latin, is first recorded in Middle English (possibly before 425) with reference to wrestlers.
那些坚信体育比赛中取胜是最重要一面的运动员，有词源学根据来支持他们的观点，甚至参加运动的方式比获取奖品更重要。athlete 这个单词可以最终追溯到希腊单词 athlos .比赛， 尤指为获取奖品的竞赛。.另外两个可能的词源是athlon .体育竞赛中获得的奖品.和 athleus .参加体育竞赛的人.。 athletes 这个希腊单词至少从这些词源之一发展而来，意思是.竞技者、冠军.， 尤其用来指体育比赛中的竞技者。这个词athlete 通过拉丁语从希腊语中借用， 最早记录于中世纪英语（大约在425年以前），用来指摔跤运动