ATHLETE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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athlete

[ ath-leet ]

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noun

a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.

athlete

/ 藞忙胃濒颈藧迟 /

noun

a person trained to compete in sports or exercises involving physical strength, speed, or endurance
a person who has a natural aptitude for physical activities
a competitor in track and field events

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Pronunciation Note

Athlete, athletic, and athletics, normally pronounced [ath, -leet], [ath-, let, -ik], and [ath-, let, -iks], are heard frequently with an epenthetic schwa, an intrusive unstressed vowel inserted between the first and second syllables: [ath, -, uh, -leet], [ath-, uh, -, let, -ik], and [ath-, uh, -, let, -iks]. The pronunciations containing the extra syllable are usually considered nonstandard, in spite of their widespread use on radio and television. Pronunciations with similarly intrusive vowels are also heard, though with less currency, for other words, as [fil, -, uh, m] for film, [el, -, uh, m] for elm, and [ahr-th, uh, -, rahy, -tis] for arthritis, rather than the standard [film], [elm], and [ahr-, thrahy, -tis].

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

苍辞苍路补迟丑顎僱别迟别 noun
蝉耻顎卲别谤路补迟丑顎僱别迟别 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of athlete¹

1520鈥�30; < Latin 腻迟丑濒脓迟补 < Greek 腻迟丑濒脓迟岣梥, equivalent to 腻迟丑濒脓- (variant stem of 腻迟丑濒别卯苍 to contend for a prize, derivative of 芒迟丑濒辞蝉 a contest) + -迟脓蝉 suffix of agency

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of athlete¹

C18: from Latin via Greek 补迟丑濒脓迟脓蝉, from athlein to compete for a prize, from athlos a contest

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Eleven New York state high school athletes accused of a hazing prank where they allegedly brandished a gun and traumatised their lacrosse teammates have turned themselves in, authorities said on Wednesday.

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She'd tell me that 60 to 70 was already acceptable for a high-performance athlete.

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As the Dodgers鈥� Shohei Ohtani has taken the profile of Japanese athletes to dizzying heights in Southern California, that鈥檚 created an opening for soccer players to stand up and stand out as well.

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Power is not a professional athlete herself and her real passion is for other women and girls who had been like her.

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It should be no surprise that Yee, an athlete obsessed with the process of improvement as much as the success it brings, has relished this new challenge.

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