heptathlon

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
    — [Carolina Kluft] has won her last 19 heptathlons. Only the legendary Jackie Joyner-Kersee has scored higher.

词形变化

heptathlons plural heptathla plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?
Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?
Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥
Proto-Hellenic *heptə́
Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor.
English hepta-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.
Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon)bor.
English -athlon
English heptathlon
From hepta- + -athlon.
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