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Pugil Pugilist Boxer Pju:Dʒilist N.拳击手,拳师 英 N 拳击手,拳师

单词 pugilist
音标 ['pju:dʒilist]
解释 n.拳击手,拳师
红宝书 【英】 n. 拳击手,拳师 (a boxer)
字源 pugilist (n.)
1789, from Latin pugil "boxer, fist-fighter," related to pugnus "a fist" (see pugnacious) + -ist. Related: Pugilistic (1789); pugilistically. Pugil occasionally turns up in English as "boxer, fist-fighter" (from 1640s), but it has not caught on. Pugil stick (1962) was introduced by U.S. military as a substitute for rifles in bayonet drills.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】音:扑击,抨击,搏击

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