英语词汇one-name star的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	one-name star
词源	one-name star. An expression used in sports for an athlete who is so well known that he is often thought of and called by one name, such as Michael (Michael Jordan), Tiger (Tiger Woods), Ali (Muhammad Ali), Lance (Lance Armstrong), and Pelé (the nickname, meaning “black pearl,” of Brazilian soccer star Edison Arantes do Nascimento). Only rock stars rival ath- letes as one-name stars. The Beatles, for example, were all known by their first names.
随便看	yonks yoopanese yooper york yorkshire pudding yosemite you you ain’t heard seen nothin’ yet you ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog you-all you are my sunshine you bet you betcha etc you better believe you can bet your bottom dollar you can play with my dog you can play with my wife but you’d better leave my gun alone you can run but you can’t hide you can say that again you can take it to the bank you can whistle for it you can’t cheat an honest man you can’t cod me you can’t con me you can’t have your cake and eat it too you can’t judge a book by its cover

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