| 单词 | sporting matter |
| 释义 | > as lemmassporting matter sporting matter n. †(a) a subject of mirth; a ‘laughing matter’ (obsolete); (b) a matter concerning sport or sporting activity. ΚΠ 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 310/1 It is no sporting matter when the Lorde calleth vs to serue him in this office. 1700 T. Knaggs Serm. against Atheism 23 Then he will find Sin no sporting matter. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad App. f. 626 No information about prize fights.., rifle-matches, or other sporting matters. 2000 J. P. McCutcheon in A. Caiger & S. Gardiner Professional Sport in E.U. ii. 134 The composition of a national team is purely a sporting matter and does not invoke economic considerations. < as lemmas |
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