| 释义 |
‖ novillada|noviˈʎada|
[Sp.]
A bullfight in which three-year-old bulls are fought by novice matadors.
1897Encycl. Sport I. 152/2 Bulls for a novillada or second-rate bull-fight cost far less. 1932E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon ii. 23 At a novillada the spectator may see the mistakes of the bullfighters, and the penalties that these mistakes carry. 1955K. Tynan Bull Fever ii. 14 A matador's career..nowadays rarely exceeds ten years. Manolo González, who fought his first novillada in 1946 and retired rich in 1952, is a fair example. 1964G. Erik Corrida v. 21 He can become a novice matador..fighting three year old bulls with picadors. Such fights are known as ‘corridas de novillos-toros’ or ‘novilladas’. 1967McCormick & Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado iii. 78 They are walking back from a novillada. |