gladiator
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈɡlædiˌeɪ̯təː/|[ˈɡlædiˌeɪ̯tʰəː]
英文释义
名词 n.
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A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
— My mother prepared herself for the evening with the same somber deliberateness of the gladiators in Spartacus.
- A disputant in a public controversy or debate.
- A professional boxer.
- Synonym of heelwalker (“Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.”).
动词 v.
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To fight as entertainment for others.
— When the dance was done there was the cock-fight, or rather a century of cock-fights, to be reckoned with. For two hundred of these luckless creatures 'gladiatored' bravely, while an appreciative audience held matting up to its chin to keep from being bespattered with blood.
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To compete in a public contest.
— I played very well as was evidenced in that I was the only participant in the entire six or seven days of wind gladiatoring who received a standing ovation from the orchestra, no less.
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To debate or argue.
— He did his gladiatoring doubtless without malice, and from a purely sporting instinct — even as Mr. Punch gave the provocation.
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To act aggressively toward others.
— Why, thin, Mister Levi Slam, don't you think now that a volley poured into them haythen mosquitos beyant would put a stop to their gladiatoring a little?
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Latin gladiātor, from gladius (“sword”). See also English gladius.
词源 2
From Latin gladiātor, from gladius (“sword”). See also English gladius.
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