英语词汇amateur的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

amateur. An amateur player in any sport is one who plays for pleasure or the love of the sport rather than for financial gain or professional reasons. Appropriately, the word derives ultimately from the Latin amator, lover. The term was first recorded in En- glish around 1775 and was initially used in reference to sports about 25 years later in a description of gentleman boxing enthu- siasts. In the late 19th century, men vied for the title of “the world’s greatest amateur athlete,” and one of the leading contend- ers was New Yorker Foxhall Keene. See chicken à la king.

词汇	amateur
词源	amateur. An amateur player in any sport is one who plays for pleasure or the love of the sport rather than for financial gain or professional reasons. Appropriately, the word derives ultimately from the Latin amator, lover. The term was first recorded in En- glish around 1775 and was initially used in reference to sports about 25 years later in a description of gentleman boxing enthu- siasts. In the late 19th century, men vied for the title of “the world’s greatest amateur athlete,” and one of the leading contend- ers was New Yorker Foxhall Keene. See chicken à la king.
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