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单词 tarzan
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Tarzann.

Brit. /ˈtɑːzn/, /ˈtɑːzan/, U.S. /ˈtɑrˌzæn/, /ˈtɑrz(ə)n/
Etymology: < the name of Tarzan, a character in a series of novels by the U.S. author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), and in subsequent films and television series, who is orphaned in West Africa in his infancy and reared in the jungle by a mother-ape.
a. A person distinguished by physical strength or agility.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > strong person
hardyc1475
bruiser1742
ball of musclec1914
Tarzan1921
musclehead1923
heavy1962
the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > agility or nimbleness > person
jinker1724
Tarzan1921
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature
big-endian1726
Sleeping Beauty1729
little-endian1749
small-endian1819
panjandrum1825
shock-headed Peter1848
flopsy bunny1909
Pollyanna1921
Tarzan1921
hobbit1937
orc1937
superman1938
Moomin1950
Dalek1963
1914 E. R. Burroughs (title) Tarzan of the apes.]
1921 Glasgow Herald 25 Oct. 5/5 At fruit picking time there is a regular colony of Tarzans disporting themselves in the branches.
1938 M. Allingham Fashion in Shrouds vi. 78 Ramillies was ruddy pleased... Saw 'imself a Tarzan.
1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 150 Their bodies [are] those of a horde of Hebrew Tarzans roaming in the hills of Galilee.
1960 John o' London's 14 Apr. 436 The tough ‘Tarzan's’ relationship with his landlady..is tenderly portrayed.
1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World vi. 85 It wasn't a normal four hour walk—more like an obstacle course for budding Tarzans.
1981 R. Barnard Mother's Boys i. 15 Gordon began his morning liturgy of exercises... ‘Bloody Tarzan,’ said Brian.
b. Allusively in attributive use.
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1932 R. A. Knox Broadcast Minds vii. 161 Though the Tarzan-stuff may make snappy reading.
1941 A. Cotterell What! No Morning Tea? 103 Not hothouse gymnasium overdevelopment, but sheer Tarzan physical wellbeing.
1961 M. Jones Potbank xxvi. 114 A remarkably handsome young man with a Tarzan physique.
1974 V. Canning Painted Tent ix. 189 Nearly killed myself on the tower ladder today. Saved by a Tarzan act.

Derivatives

ˌTarzaˈnesque adj. [-esque suffix]
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective]
mightyeOE
strongOE
bigc1300
boldc1300
fort13..
steer13..
steevec1300
valiant1303
stalwortha1340
fortin1340
strengthfula1382
stout1390
pithya1400
tora1400
mighteda1470
strengthyc1485
forcy1488
nervy1598
nervous1616
whipcordy1856
Tarzanesque1933
Tarzan-like1943
the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble
lightOE
quiverOE
yepec1275
taitc1300
yap13..
delivera1375
swippera1387
wight1390
nimblea1400
yarea1400
yerna1400
smitherc1475
leger1483
agilea1500
liver1530
lightsome1567
wimble1579
nimble jointed1591
nimble shifting1591
agilious1599
nimbling1599
nimble spirited1611
expedite1612
fitchanta1616
airy1642
fantastic1645
volant1650
clever1691
light-limbed1695
spry1746
swack1768
swank1786
yauld1787
deliverly1820
slippy1847
nippy1849
springe1859
pantherish1869
pantherine1890
flippant1895
loose1907
Tarzanesque1933
Tarzan-like1943
1933 Punch 27 Dec. 712/1 Taken in conjunction with my Tarzanesque agility, They constitute a clue to my athletic versatility.
1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon xi. 158 He loved being the centre of attraction, dropped easily into Tarzanesque poses, and enjoyed showing off the odd feat of strength.
ˈTarzan-like adj.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective]
mightyeOE
strongOE
bigc1300
boldc1300
fort13..
steer13..
steevec1300
valiant1303
stalwortha1340
fortin1340
strengthfula1382
stout1390
pithya1400
tora1400
mighteda1470
strengthyc1485
forcy1488
nervy1598
nervous1616
whipcordy1856
Tarzanesque1933
Tarzan-like1943
the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble
lightOE
quiverOE
yepec1275
taitc1300
yap13..
delivera1375
swippera1387
wight1390
nimblea1400
yarea1400
yerna1400
smitherc1475
leger1483
agilea1500
liver1530
lightsome1567
wimble1579
nimble jointed1591
nimble shifting1591
agilious1599
nimbling1599
nimble spirited1611
expedite1612
fitchanta1616
airy1642
fantastic1645
volant1650
clever1691
light-limbed1695
spry1746
swack1768
swank1786
yauld1787
deliverly1820
slippy1847
nippy1849
springe1859
pantherish1869
pantherine1890
flippant1895
loose1907
Tarzanesque1933
Tarzan-like1943
1943 Copper Camp (Writers' Program, Montana) 214 Butt Block gazed pridefull at his partner, smiled and then with brawny fists pounded, Tarzan-like, upon his hairy chest.
1980 T. Holme Neapolitan Streak 160 He had to perform a Tarzan-like operation, lowering himself..and then swinging down.

Draft additions June 2018

Tarzan swing n. a rope swing, typically suspended from a tree, now esp. one at an outdoor activity centre; cf. tarzy n.
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1934 Salt Lake Tribune 29 July 4 d/3 The new Tarzan swings just erected are proving popular.
1992 S. Patrick Patrick's Corner 199 For a boy of fourteen to have never swung from a suspended Tarzan swing and, from there, plunged headlong into the deeply dredged riverbend, was unthinkable.
2015 E. Anglian Daily Times (Nexis) 12 Nov. The..courses offer participants outdoor fun and exercise, navigating their way through the treetops via zip lines, Tarzan swings and other obstacles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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