marathon英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
Any extended or sustained activity. broadly,figuratively

— He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.

动词 v.

To run a marathon. intransitive

— In less than two years, they and their family and friends have skydived, marathoned, tray-baked and dinner-danced their way to £130,000 for Duchenne research through their help4harry campaign.
To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting. informal,transitive

— We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.

词形变化

marathons plural marathons present,singular,third-person marathoning participle,present marathoned participle,past marathoned past

词汇关系

衍生词

-athon half marathon marathoner marathonic marathonist marathonlike megamarathon minimarathon nonmarathon photomarathon postmarathon readathon telethon ultramarathon walking marathon

词源

词源 1

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

词源 2

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.