1864, originally in rugby, where the ball is literally touched down on the other side of the goal, from verbal phrase (by 1859 in sports), from touch (v.) + down (adv.). As "landing of an aircraft" from 1935.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The crowd yelled when the hometown team scored a touchdown.
當(dāng)他們自己的隊(duì)得了底線分時(shí),人群高聲呼喊起來(lái).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The Tigers broke the ice with a touchdown.
虎隊(duì)首先底線得分,打破僵局.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. He caught a punt and scored the winning touchdown, with a minute left to play.
他接住對(duì)方的棄踢球，成功達(dá)陣，取得了制勝得分，此時(shí)比賽只剩最后一分鐘。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Controlled land landing also demanded some way to cushion touchdown impact.