1630s (athletical is from 1590s), "pertaining to an athlete," from Latin athleticus, from Greek athletikos, from athletes (see athlete). Meaning "strong of body; vigorous; lusty; robust" [Johnson, who spells it athletick] is from 1650s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Xandra is an athletic 36-year-old with a 21-year-old's body.
36歲的漢德拉身體健壯,有著21歲小伙子的體能。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability.
他們完全是憑體育特長(zhǎng)才獲得了大學(xué)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The National Collegiate Athletic Association introduced drug testing in the mid-1980s.