toreador
英 ['tɒrɪədɔː; ,tɒrɪə'dɔː]
美['tɔrɪədɔr]
- n. 斗牛士（西班牙）
中文词源
toreador 斗牛士
来自西班牙语 toreador,斗牛士，来自 torear,斗牛，来自拉丁语 taurus,牛，来自 PIE*sta,站立， 词源同 stand,Taurus.
英文词源
- toreador (n.)
- "bullfighter on horseback" (as opposed to a torero, who kills on foot), 1610s, from Spanish toreador, from torear "to participate in a bullfight," from toro "bull," from Latin taurus (see Taurus).
A toreador is, or rather was, a gentleman who killed bulls for his own amusement on horseback and with the spear. He was a sportsman, and his sport was as manly and respectable as pig-sticking. A professional fighter who performs in a ring and for money is a torero. ["Saturday Review," Jan. 22, 1887]
双语例句
- 1. The tenor was singing the " Toreador Song " from Carmen.
- 男高音歌手正在唱《卡门》中的 “ 斗牛士之歌 ”.
来自辞典例句